Map of Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Belo Horizonte is the administrative centre of Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population of about 2,721,564. It lies at 19.9208°S, 43.9378°W, about 888 m above sea level. Belo Horizonte is about 625 km (388 mi) southeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Nova Lima, 12 km to the southeast.

Belo Horizonte at a glance

Where is Belo Horizonte?

• The 3rd largest city in Brazil by recorded population.
• The largest city in Minas Gerais on this site.
• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 55 min on the shortest day to 13 h 20 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Belo Horizonte

• Nova Lima — 12 km southeast
• Contagem — 12 km west
• Ibirité — 17 km southwest
• Santa Luzia — 19 km northeast
• Ribeirão das Neves — 23 km northwest
• Sarzedo — 25 km southwest
• Vespasiano — 25 km north
• Betim — 28 km west
• Caeté — 28 km east
• Lagoa Santa — 33 km north

Largest cities in Minas Gerais

• Uberlândia — 754,954
• Contagem — 627,123
• Juiz de Fora — 540,756
• Montes Claros — 437,601
• Betim — 384,000
• Uberaba — 356,781
• Ribeirão das Neves — 346,971
• Governador Valadares — 266,561
• Sete Lagoas — 238,909
• Ipatinga — 235,311

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097
• Belém — 1,499,641

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.