About Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Belo Horizonte is the capital city of southeastern Brazil’s Minas Gerais state. Surrounded by mountains, the city’s known for the vast Mineirão Stadium. Built in 1965, the stadium also houses the Brazilian Football Museum. Nearby are Lake Pampulha and the Pampulha Architectural Complex, home to the wavy-topped Church of St. Francis of Assisi, designed by Brazil’s modernist architect Oscar Niemeyer.

• Area: 331.4 km²
• Postal code: 30000-000
• Area code(s): (+55) 31
• Founded: December 12, 1897
• Weather: 20°C, Wind E at 5 km/h, 92% Humidity
• Population: 1.433 million (2010) United Nations