Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte is the capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil, and a major inland city in the country’s southeast. Planned in the late nineteenth century, it became a regional center for government, industry, and culture.

Ouro Preto: Ouro Preto is a historic city in Minas Gerais that served as the state capital before Belo Horizonte. The transfer of the capital from Ouro Preto prompted Belo Horizonte’s creation.
Avenida Afonso Pena: Avenida Afonso Pena is a major avenue running through central Belo Horizonte. The avenue anchors the city center within the original planned layout.
Minas Gerais: Minas Gerais is a state in southeastern Brazil, known for its mineral resources, historic towns, and inland location. Belo Horizonte is the state’s capital and principal administrative center.
Oscar Niemeyer: Oscar Niemeyer was a Brazilian architect known for sculptural modernist buildings in reinforced concrete. His designs at Pampulha helped define Belo Horizonte’s modern architectural identity.
Aarão Reis: Aarão Reis was a Brazilian engineer and urban planner who directed the design of Belo Horizonte. Reis led the commission that laid out the new capital.
Pampulha Modern Ensemble: The Pampulha Modern Ensemble is a group of modernist buildings and landscapes in Belo Horizonte, designed chiefly in the 1940s. The Pampulha district shows how later planning extended the city beyond its original core.
Federal University of Minas Gerais: The Federal University of Minas Gerais is a public research university headquartered in Belo Horizonte. Its campus and research institutions make the city a major center for higher education.
Roberto Burle Marx: Roberto Burle Marx was a Brazilian landscape architect, artist, and botanist known for modernist garden design. His landscape work at Pampulha joined modern architecture to the city’s public realm.
Republic of Brazil: The Republic of Brazil is the form of government established after the monarchy was overthrown in 1889. The republic’s leaders backed a new capital for Minas Gerais as a statement of modernization.
Pampulha Lagoon: Pampulha Lagoon is an artificial reservoir in Belo Horizonte, surrounded by parks and notable architecture. The lagoon became the centerpiece of a planned recreational and cultural district.

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