Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is a regional capital in Brazil with a population of about 2,721,564.
Belo Horizonte is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.4 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, ranked as the third most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and the 17th most populous in the Americas. Belo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil's second-most populous state. It is the first planned modern city in Brazil.
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About Belo Horizonte
| Country | Brazil |
| Continent | South America |
| Explore | 15 |
| Population | 2,721,564 |
| Local currency | BRL |
| Coordinates | -19.9208, -43.9378 |
| Time zone | America/Sao_Paulo |
| Elevation | 888 m |
🧭 Facts & curiosities
| Settlement type | Major city |
| Distance to the capital | 625 km · Brasilia |
| Population (Brazil) | #3 most populated in Brazil |
| Where on Earth | 19°55′15″S · 43°56′16″W |
| Hemisphere | S · W |
| Distance to the equator | 2,218 km |
| Distance to the South Pole | 7,801 km |
| Did you know | More populous than 100% of all places |
| Same latitude as | Beira (Mozambique) |
| Antipode (other side of Earth) | 19.92, 136.06 |
✈️ Distance to major cities
| São Paulo | 491 km |
| New York | 7,424 km |
| Paris | 8,914 km |
| London | 9,012 km |
| Cairo | 9,768 km |
| Los Angeles | 9,881 km |