Belo Horizonte facts for kids
Belo Horizonte is a Brazilian city, capital of the state of Minas Gerais. It has, approximately, 2.4 million inhabitants and an area of 330.9 km². It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country.
Colleges and Universities
- Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG);
- Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais (UEMG);
- Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (PUC-MG);
- Universidade José do Rosário Vellano (UNIFENAS);
- Centro Universitário Newton Paiva;
- Universidade Salgado de Oliveira (UNIVERSO);
- SKEMA Business School
Culture and Architecture
Sister Cities
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Porto, Portugal (1986)
- Milan, Italy
- Havana, Cuba
- Bethlehem, Palestine
- Boston, Massachusetts, United States (2007)
- Fort Lauderdale, United States (2003)
- Newark, New Jersey, United States (2006)
- Masaya, Nicaragua (2002)
- Granada, Spain (1975)
- Minsk, Belarus (1987)
- Luanda, Angola (1968)
- Tegucigalpa, Honduras (2004)
- Zahle, Lebanon (1974)
- Homs, Syria (2001)
- Tripoli, Libya (2003)
- Cuenca, Ecuador (2004)
- Córdoba, Argentina (2007)
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Lisbon, Portugal (2007)
- Wuxi, China (1996)
Images for kids
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Belo Horizonte from ISS at night.
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Savassi is a developed neighbourhood in Belo Horizonte.
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Niemeyer Building at Liberty Square
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Pão de queijo with coffee is a traditional light meal of Minas Gerais
See also
In Spanish: Belo Horizonte para niños
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