FACTS ABOUT BELO HORIZONTE

• Belo Horizonte is Portuguese for 'Beautiful Horizon'
• B.H. is the 3rd largest city of Brazil
• It has a population of 2.4 million in the city and over 5.3 million in the metropolitan area
• B.H. is the first modern Brazilian city to spring from an architect's drawing board. The city was developed along the same plan as one corresponding to Washington D.C.
• B.H. is well-known for its climate (hot and humid in summer, warm and dry in winter), claimed to be one of the best in South America