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sustainable city 5 33 Belo Horizonte: Urban Environment Program The City of All and Sustainable Development Policies 34 Solid Waste Management

35 No more plastic bags! 39 “Our Daily Oil” 40 Urban Mobility 9 44 Green Areas The Construction Inventory of Trees in of a 46 Public Places in BH 49 Greener BH 50 Garden City/Adopt the Green Competition 53 Urban Water 54 Springs/Drains

Environmental Restoration and 12 55 Development in Pampulha Municipal Policy to Combat Climate ChangE Municipal Committee on Climate Change 57 and Eco-Efficiency 15 Belo Horizonte, Democratic City Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan 17 58 “Vila Viva” Program – “The Lively Town Program” Certificate in Environmental Sustainability – “Sustainable BH” Seal 19 Structural Program for Dangerous 59 Areas (PEAR) Energy Savings in City Public Administration 20 First School: Municipal Units of Early 60 Childhood Education – UMEI Energy Efficiency - “Solar Energy National Capital” 21 Participatory Budget: 61 the decision in the hands of citizens Energy Efficiency in BH Traffic Lights Project - Project LED 23 62 BH Targets and Results Belo Horizonte 2030 Operation Oxygen 24 63 Air Quality Monitoring Center 27 Biogas Center 28 64 Belo Horizonte, the city that wins 4 5

Belo Horizonte: The City of All

The city of Belo Horizonte was designed in 1897 to be the capital of the State of , shortly after had become a republic. When it was planned, inspired by Paris and Washington for its urban design, 250 thousand people would live in this city with good environmental quality, mild climate and extensive waters.

A century later, 2.4 million people inhabit a city which is highlighted by strong economic development, representing 1.4% of national GDP, and encompassing an urban region of 4.9 million dwellers. Belo Horizonte is currently the main center of services, knowledge and technology of Minas Gerais state.

It is a city that has become a reference for Brazil and the world for its combination of development and social inclusion through policies such as Orçamento Participativo – , Vila Viva – The Lively Town program, popular restaurants – and nutrition programs, its performance in early childhood Belo Horizonte embraces a population education and access to healthcare. of 2.4 million inhabitants in its It has grown as an international city, which, improves 331 km2,representing 12.1% of the its capacity to accommodate visitors and, at the same time, increases cultural and leisure options for residents. total population and 13.3% of the It bets on planning with responsibility to create Economically Active Population (EAP) of a grand future. the country. It is responsible for 16.1% It is a aware that this future will only exist if of formal employment and contributes we take care of where we live now and if governments with 15.5% of the GDP of Minas Gerais. and citizens set sustainable development goals, seeking to collectively create a greener planet and a beautiful It is among nine of the municipalities that horizon in a city built by all and for all. contribute the most to the national GDP.

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The Construction of a Sustainable City

Here in Belo Horizonte, the commitment to building a more sustainable city, country and world is more than an option. Sustainability is a governmental policy, with programs aiming at this objective pursued in various areas of the public administration. It is a metropolis where improvements are wrapped with the awareness that this challenge requires the partnership among the government, the civil society and the private sector. There are initiatives, actions and programs implemented so that the city effectively contribute to a greener planet, to an environmentally sustainable development.

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Municipal Policy to Combat Climate Change

The Municipal Policy to Mitigate Climate Change Effects was institutionalized in the city of Belo Horizonte by the Law 10.175/11 and enacted in May 2011. The City Hall included a goal to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in the city by 20% by 2030 in the city’s strategic plan. In order to achieve these objectives, various actions, projects and programs have been established.

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Belo Horizonte View – Release PBH/Belotur Municipal Committee Municipal Policy of Mitigation of Climate Change Effects, some results from the committee’s actions follow: on Climate Change and • Release of the Municipal Guidelines for Climate Change Eco-Efficiency and Eco-Efficiency (2008) • Elaboration and release of the first Municipal Inventory of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Greenhouse Effect The Municipal Committee on Climate Changes and (2009, based on 2000-2007 as a reference) Eco-Efficiency (MCCCEF) initiated the Municipal Policy to • Release of the Manual for Sustainable Construction Mitigate Climate Change Effects in Belo Horizonte in 2006. Policies (PoliSC) in partinership withICLEI – Local It works on the articulation of public policy and private Governement for Sustainability was pubslished (2010) initiative to reduce greenhouse gases in the atmosphere and to enhance the environmental awareness of the society. • Implementation of the Plan for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emission (PREGGE) and update of the Municipal Inventory Representatives of the municipal government and the of Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2012) state, citizens, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector and academic groups are working on the projects of • Participation in the embellishment of TRACE Sanitation (Urban Water and Solid Waste), Energy Efficiency (Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy) and Renewable Energy and sustainable buildings. financed by the World Bank (2012) Besides the target of 20% reduction of greenhouse gases • Establishment of the Certification in Environmental and the promulgation of the law that institutionalizes the Sustainability – “BH Sustainable” Stickers 16 17

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan

The urban environmental plan was established to reduce and mitigate the greenhouse gases, with initiatives to adapt the environment to climate change. Actions will be defined in the areas of , energy, sustainable buildings, land use, healthcare and education to promote sustainable development and to achieve the national climate goals while promoting a low carbon-emitting economy.

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Certificate in Environmental Sustainability – “Sustainable BH” Seal

The Certification Program is a unique initiative of the public policy of local governments and meets the guidelines of the Municipal Policy to combat the Climate Change. The general objective of the “Sustainable BH” Seal program is to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in the city by 20% by 2030, according to the goals established in the Strategic Planning of the city and to encourage sustainable constructions. The “Sustainable BH Seal” is a municipal certificate granted to public and private enterprises, residential and commercial real estate areas, and/or industries that have employed measures to contribute to reduction of water and energy consumption, greenhouse gases direct emissions and to reduction/recycling of the solid wastes. Adhesion to the Program is voluntary and consensual, and certified projects receive seals in , Silver and Bronze categories, according to the scale of the project and the results achieved. Also, Certificate of Good Environmental Practices is given to those who have employed sustainable measures, but have not achieved minimum levels established by the certification standards in each theme-area.

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Energy Savings in City Public Administration energy efficiency – “Solar energy national capital” The Unidade de Gestão Energética Municipal (Municipal Energy Management Unit - UGEM) was established in order to analyse all high-tension consumption units in the City Hall and implement Internal Commissions for Energy Savings in October 2009. Educational actions in Municipal Education Network are also part of the activities of the UGEM through the Procel Program, coordinated by the Companhia Energética de Minas Gerais - (Minas Gerais State Energy Corporation). Belo Horizonte City Hall Administration is also part of the Energy Savings Program.

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Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the highest per capita area of solar collectors. There are about 1.98 million square meters of collectors, with approximately 800,000 m² in Belo Horizonte. The capital has a system for heating water by solar energy in about 2,600 buildings. The city also has the second largest pool heating system in . After 25 years of studies in the implementation and diffusion of technology, the initiative has assured the city of Belo Horizonte the title of “National Capital of Solar Energy.”

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Energy Efficiency in BH Traffic Lights Project – Project LED

Environmental responsibility and traffic safety. In 2011, the City Hall, in partnership with Cemig, replaced with LEDs (Light Emitting Diode) the 22,500 incandescent and halogen bulbs of the traffic lights in 853 signaled traffic intersections in the capital. With the project, Belo Horizonte became the first capital of the country with over 1.3 million vehicle fleet to have all traffic lights using LED technology. It is the Latin American city with the largest amount of this system installed. The change in the system represents an 87% reduction in energy consumption for each lamp substituted, besides decreasing the number of lamps switched – the life of LEDs is estimated to seven years, 25-30 times greater than that of conventional lamps. It also enabled the elimination of the average annual discharge of eighteen thousand bulbs on the environment and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases produced by vehicles responsible for the exchange of these lamps. 24 25

Operation Oxygen

The initiatives for the preservation of air quality in Belo legal and technical advances established by the Conselho Horizonte are prominently featured in the Operation Nacional de Meio Ambiente (National Environment Council - Oxygen Program, created in 1988 under an agreement of CONAMA) through the Programa Nacional de Controle da the Municipality of Belo Horizonte with the Government of Poluição por Veículos Automotores (National Program for Minas Gerais state. Its goal is to control the black smoke Control of Pollution from Motor Vehicles - Proconve). emission by motor vehicles run on diesel. The daily and uninterrupted monitoring, is accomplished thanks to the Moreover, there is a significant association between this supervision of licensed vehicles in traffic lanes, final program and the licensing of the Secretaria Municipal do stops and bus stations. Meio Ambiente (Environment City Department- SMMA), which establish the conditions of self-monitoring of vehicle The Operation Oxygen Program aligns itself strictly to emissions to companies in the licensing process at City Hall.

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Air Quality Monitoring Center

An important advance in the monitoring and management of the municipal’s environmental areal, the operation of the Air Quality Monitoring Centers, allows the city of Belo Horizonte to develop indicators and studies that not only will inform the public of the air quality levels quickly and accurately on a daily basis, but will also be an important tool in establishing the control policies and in improving the city’s environmental quality. Measured data are transmitted through telephone network in real time to a center located in the Municipal Environment Agency, with daily bulletins of the last 24-hour results. The stations have analyzers to measure the

concentration of Inhalable Particulate Matter (PM-10), Ozone (O3), Carbon

Monoxide (CO), Hydrocarbons (THC, CH4 and NMHC) and Nitrogen Oxides

(NO, NO2) and various meteorological parameters such as temperature, air humidity, atmospheric pressure, global solar radiation, precipitation and wind speed and direction. As a result of actions such as the abovementioned, Belo Horizonte has an improved air quality. The WHO (World Health Organization) establishes a limit of 20 micrograms per cubic meter of air for pollution levels as an average of annual security. According to studies released by this organization in 2011, Belo Horizonte is the only Brazilian metropole among the analyzed to fulfill the WHO requirements. The 2008-2011 period was used as a reference, and 1.100 cities from 91 countries were studied. Belo Horizonte appears in the 615th position in the general raking of the research, the best in Brazil.

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Biogas Center

Belo Horizonte already transforms one of the worst villains that contributes to air pollution and global warming into growing income and energy. The Biogas Energy Use Center, operated since 2010, is the major project to mitigate the greenhouse gases in the city. Located in the Solid Waste Treatment Center (BR-040, km 513, in the Jardim Filadélfia neighborhood), the Center, a pioneer in Minas Gerais, processes and burns the methane gas produced from the decomposition of garbage dumped at the old landfill at Superintendent of Garbage Collection: Superintendência de Limpeza Urbana (SLU) BR-040 to produce electricity that the energy company of Minas Gerais State (Cemig) purchases and distributes in its network. With the Center, SLU contributes to reducing the greenhouse gas emissions

released into the atmosphere, reaching almost 4,000,000 tons of CO2 equivalent over 15 years. Biogas is also used as fuel to run 3 engines that generate electricity of 1,426 MW each, totaling 4,278 MW, enough to supply up to 20,000 houses that consume less than 100 KWh/month. The Municipality receives 6% of the value of energy traded with Cemig. The plan of the Biogas Energy Use Center was designed and constructed by Consórcio Horizonte Asja (the Consortium Horizon Asja), the winner of the bid organized by the city. The consortium has a concession to explore the position for 15 years and has already settled the payment of R$ 16 million to the Municipality in 2008 regarding the contract of concession for the exploration of biogas generated at the landfill of the Solid Residue Treatment Facility at BR-040. 30 31

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Urban Environment Program and Sustainable Development Policies

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Solid Waste Management No more plastic Belo Horizonte has demonstrated a proactive approach of the bags! solid waste management over the years. A great example is o Plano de Gerenciamento de Resíduos Sólidos da Construção BH is the first capital of the Civil (The Construction Solid Waste Management Plan), country to restrict plastic bags at which has been implemented since 1995; before, therefore, supermarkets. The Municipal Law the national regulation convering the matter, established in 9.529/2008 prohibits the use of 2002. Today, there are three plants of the Construction and any disposable plastic bag that is Demolition Debris (CDD) Recycling Program in full operation. not compostable (made of organic The city still maintains various special programs in the material). Therefore, the new area of urban sanitation such as: Selective Collection of legislation encourages behavior Recyclable Materials (paper, plastic, and glass), Agente change in relation to the use of Comunitário de Limpeza Urbana (ACLU: Urban Sanitation disposable products. Community Agent), Programa de Compostagem (Composting Program) and Programa de Recolhimento de Pneus (Tire Collection Program). 36 37

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“Our Daily Oil”

The program is conducted in collaboration between the city and Recóleo, a company that collects and disposes materials. The objective of the initiative is to encourage the donation of saturated cooking oil since the incorrect disposal of this product can cause serious problems to the environment. In this partnership, the company puts containers to collect used cooking oil in places the city provides. Recóleo is responsible for processing, refining and providing the final product to other consumers, especially the refineries that use it as material for the biodiesel. The program also monitors the whole process so that the total byproduct of the cooking oil will give the least possible impact on the environment.

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Urban Mobility

In Belo Horizonte, approximately 53% of people use the collective transportation for daily commute. The city has a fleet of over one million vehicles, 71% of which are automobiles. These figures illustrate the importance of the mobility issue for the sustainable development in the capital of Minas Gerais.

Nevertheless,that mobility and accessibility to all the places in the city is one of the majors long-term strategies of Belo Horizonte. The integration of networks demand management and the service quality of the public transportation are considered as the major hurdles for this challenge. The Mobility Plan of Belo Horizonte (PlanMob-BH) sets the guidelines for the city to act in order to meet the necessity of the current and future mobility of the population. The concept that leads this task also involves concerns about social inclusion, environmental sustainability, participatory governance and democratization of the public space. Based on these references, the Mobility Plan of Belo Horizonte was developed, starting from a detailed analysis of current conditions of both the city and the inter-relationship with the other cities in the metropolitan region of Belo Horizonte (BHMA), in terms of flows of people and goods in all means of transportation, including the non-motorized. In order to improve the service of the collective transportation, the city of Belo Horizonte has implemented the BRT (Bus Rapid Transport) system with bus-only lanes in the downtown area, Antônio Carlos/Pedro I and Cristiano Machado, and is expanding the subway system in collaboration with the federal and state governments. Also the bike lanes have been increased due to the Pedal BH Program, and modernized the air traffic control.

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Green Areas

Belo Horizonte has 73 municipal parks, 790 squares and other 209 green areas, apart from areas designated as Environmental Conservation Zone by the urban laws, 2 state parks and private areas decreed as Private Ecological Reserves. There are 18,22 m2 of green area per person, 13.07% of the territory of the city, or 43,28 km2. To these percentages of green areas it is also added, still, the relevant contingent of tree vegetation spreading through public places in the city, containing around 300,000 trees. The capital of Minas Gerais has already met parameters established by the UN that set the amount of green area per inhabitant with parks, squares, gardens and 5 Centers for Agro-ecological Living.

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Inventory of Trees in Public Places in BH

The inventory of all trees in public places in the city, elaborated by the City, will create a complete information system, which can be updated continuously and permanently, bringing a breakthrough in the tree management. This includes survey data on the physical characteristics and phytosanitary states of each plant’s specimen and their surroundings. It is implemented by Federal University of , with technical and financial collaboration with Cemig.

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Greener BH

The program is to plant trees in parks and other high-priority public places to promote improvements in the environmental quality and landscape of the city. The project must be complete between 2011 and 2014, and the planting is done in the rainy season, which starts in October and ends in March each year. There are going to be 54,000 trees, which are divided into three groups of 18,000 seedlings, distributed equally by 9 administrative regions of the city.

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Garden City/Adopt the Green Competition

The Garden City Competition was launched in 2000, in order to recognize the gardens, the parks, the green areas that are well nourished of in the city and to appreciate the service provided by the public and private sectors, maintaining and improving it. It motivates and pays tribute to the partners of the Adopt Green Program and the City Hall sectors related to the activities of squares, parks and central avenue boulevards maintance. Besides, the competition awards the private companies that have benefitted the environment. Approximately 380 green areas are adopted in Belo Horizonte today through the Adopt Green Program, that provides partnerships with the group to maintain the areas.

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Urban Water

Belo Horizonte has come a long and rational way towards sustainable management of the urban water in recent years. The city has successful management programs such as The Springs/Drains and the Program; furthermore, it has joined recently an international project with this theme, coordinated by UNESCO, the Switch Project. Besides, shared management of water and sewage services, established with the Companhia de Saneamento de Minas Gerais (Water and Sewage Company - Copasa-MG) in 2002 ensures today 100% of potable water in the capital, 90% of collection and over 60% of sewage capture. The secondary treatment reached over 70% of collected sewage. Those numbers are way higher than the national average.

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Springs/Drains Environmental Restoration

The Springs/Drains Program is the promoting Venda Nova. The first stage of the program started and Development in Pampulha depollution of waterways, the reduction of flood risks, with funding from the Inter-American Development the control of sediment production and the integration Bank (BID), the Federal Government and Copasa, The program proposes the environmental restoration and of natural water resources to the urban setting. beneficiating directly 90,000 citizens. development of the 97-km2 Pampulha Basin by conserving In order to develop the program, the city of Belo Horizonte The aim is to revitalize and to conserve the waterways the springs, depolluting the water, improving the sanitary introduced the previous planned inclusion of waterways of 170 km in total, restoring the areas and generating conditions and treating the municipal effluent, reducing the in the city, instead of the traditional plumbing. new green areas and parks. threat of erosion and flooding. It serves a population of around Three steams were revitalized and have transformed 450 thousand inhabitants and has as main instrument the The basin of the Engenho Nogueira Stream is divided the areas in parks, Primeiro de Maio (the First of May), Pampulha Consortium which, apart from the companies in the into the Northwest, region, the Pampulha region and Nossa Senhora da Piedade (the Our Lady of Mercy) region, includes two municipalities in the Basin, Belo Horizonte the Bonsucesso region. Also the Barreiro region was in the North region and Baleares (the Balearic) in and . included in the Springs/Drains Program. 56 57

Belo Horizonte, democratic city

Belo Horizonte is a city that moves towards the future based on the assumptions that put priority on the public interests and value the shared decisions. Partnership with the society and the different levels of the government shows the results of the program everyday and should continuously bear fruit by developing the city, maintaining and improving the successful initiatives and adopting new priorities.

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“Vila Viva” Program – The system, modernized alleys and constructed parks and spaces to practice sports and leisure. Lively Town Program Actions to promote social and community development, health and environmental education and creation of As a reference in Brazil and other countries, the Vila alternative employment and income generation are part Viva - Lively Town Program promotes the urban and of the program. After the intervention ceases, areas are environmental renewal in towns, slums and settlements legalized with the issuance of deeds to occupants of the lots. in Belo Horizonte, transforming the living conditions of The Vila Viva has as one of its foundations popular about 193,000 residents, or 40% of the total population participation, and thus, establishes a new position in of towns and slums in the city. The City aims to the recovery process of permanent preservation areas. transform Belo Horizonte a city with all the lively towns, The opening of a channel of dialogue with the community expanding the program to other communities. through the Sanitary and Environmental Education Implemented by the state’s capital since 2005, the Program ensures the participatory characteristics program has constructed the sanitary system, removed of the initiative and, therefore, guarantees greater families from dangerous areas, restructured the road environmental sustainability.

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Structural Program for Dangerous Areas (PEAR)

Initiatives like the Vila Viva – Lively Town Program and the investments in residential areas have reduced dangerous areas in Belo Horizonte, together with preventive actions taken. There are special programs developed to remove families from houses of immediate threats, like the Structural Program for Dangerous Areas (PEAR). Its objective is to coordinate and plan preventive actions in geologically dangerous areas, apart from implementing repair and maintenance construction works, including urban settlements for those who have been removed. It was established in 1993 when geologically dangerous areas were designated in Belo Horizonte. The program deals with people living in the geologically dangerous areas through surveys and intervention in some cases. Through the PEAR Program, the Housing and Company of Belo Horizonte (Urbel) has managed to ensure protections of lives of millions of families who live in areas where, for instance, there is risk of flooding and landslides. By moving the community as preventive and corrective measures, the experts instruct those who live in the geologically dangerous situations. Umei Ouro Minas – Release PBH/Belotur 60 61

Participatory Budget: the other social activities, which are closely monitored by the Participatory Budget Construction Execution Monitoring decision in the hands of Committee. More than 700 thousand participations have citizens. been registered and 1,105 projects have been concluded, in a total of 1,413 approved.

The Participatory Budget (PB) is a way to involve citizens In Belo Horizonte, there are 3 categories of the in deciding construction works and investments to be Participatory Budget: the PB Regional, the PB Housing executed. Among the construction works done under and the PB Digital. Umei São Bernardo – Release PBH/Belotur the PB are schools, healthcare centers, culture centers, Umei Aarão Reis – Release PBH/Belotur • Participatory Budget Regional: Established in 1993, recreational areas, parks, green areas, housings and top it has the objective of defining how part of the funds of all, infrastructure. destined to investments will be prioritized in each of With the PB, urban, environmental and social development the nine administrative regions of the City. can be achieved everywhere in the city, especially suburbs, towns and slums, contributing to reduction of • Participatory Budget Housing was implemented in social inequality and implementing commitments made 1996 so that citizens can decide where to spend the by the community for the sustainable development. funds for this aim. More than 6000 houses have been built through the PB Housing; It has already been 19 years since the PB was implemented in Belo Horizonte, and so far, over R$ 1.3 billion have been • Participatory Budget Digital was established in 2006 invested in constructions of infrastructure, urbanization, so that citizens can also choose which construction public facilities for education, healthcare, sports and works to be done in the city over the internet.

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First School: Municipal The architectural project of the units, highlighted as an example by the Ministry of Education, is designed Units of Early Childhood for children and is the national parameters of the Early Childhood Education, being a reference for the entire Education – UMEI country. The facades are colorful and the furniture are designed to provide the best teaching performance. The Municipal Units of Early Childhood Education (UMEI) classrooms, spacious and well-ventilated, are equipped are public institutions that deal with children of up to with shelves and sinks. 5 years and 8 months old located in various regions The reduced number of students in a classroom makes in the city. They integrate the First School Program. interaction and learning easier. All materials are Implemented in 2003, the program has ensured identified individually, and parents and teachers exchange significant advances in early childhood education since information and daily updates about children through then, including construction of UMEIs and job creation in school notebooks. This special care caught attention to public kindergartens. Currently, the city has 64 UMEIs a city that is pride of being the first city in Brazil that and 13 public schools for this age group. provides the right early childhood education for all. 62 63

BH Targets and Results

Under the BH Targets and Results, the city has implemented a new model of strategic management, with an ongoing evaluation of results of the public policies, programs and projects in progress. This new management model adopts a strong management approach so that social, economic, environmental and institutional transformation should be achieved under the Governmental Plan. The program has 12 target areas that are further divided into 40 Supporting Projects. Those 12 areas are: Healthy City, Educational City, Accessible City, Safety City, Prosperity, Modernity, City with All the Lively Towns, Sharing City, Sustainable City, City of All, Culture and Metropolitan Integration. Each Supporting Project has special objectives, people to be taken care of, expected results, timeframe for its full implementation, physical goals, agencies and teams involved in its execution and managers in charge of the conducts.

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Belo Horizonte 2030

It is now that we start to build Belo Horizonte that we want in the future: all the actions, projects, programs or plans taken today will affect in the long run. Therefore, it is important to think now about the city we want for coming decades. Based on this rationale, parameter for all the administration turned to efficiency and modernity, that the City has developed a strategic plan, a vision that we want for Belo Horizonte in the next 18 years. Just like this, planning for the future and executing now, the city aims to build Belo Horizonte for everyone.

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Belo Horizonte, the city that wins.

As the country’s first planned city in the Republican period Today, it is the seventh Brazilian municipality receiving and projected to be the new capital of Minas Gerais, the international events, according to the Internacional “City of Mines”, as known in the past, was inaugurated Congress and Conference Association (ICCA) ranking. on December 12, 1897. The name “Belo Horizonte” was definitely adopted four years later, in 1901. Stage for large cultural shows, its schedule is always filled with events, offering programming for all tastes. Capital of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte is located in the Its touristic diversity attracts people from Brazil and abroad, Southeast and is the sixth most populous metropolis charms through its visual arts, music, theater, dance and in the country. It has been indicated by the Population literature, revealing a modern and surprising city. Crisis Committee, of the UN, as the city with better quality of life in and 45th among the 100 Affectionately dubbed Belô or Beagá, and bordered by best cities in the world. Today, records the fifth largest the Serra do Curral Mountain Range, Belo Horizonte has GDP among Brazilian municipalities, representing 1.4% received the title of “Garden City” for being one of the of the total wealth produced in the country. capitals with largest number of trees. Evidence of the city’s development in recent times is Modern, with a high-quality infrastructure and a wide the classification by the Revista América Economía, range of services, Belo Horizonte has been consolidated as a where Belo Horizonte appears as one of the ten best center for tourism promotion. Whether tradition or modernity, cities for doing business in Latin America in 2009, the hospitality, the friendliness of the people and the Brazil’s second and ahead of cities like , values are characteristics recognized, creating an additional Brasilia and . attraction, welcoming and urging tourists to return often.

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Contemporary Landscape – The Ball House | Av. Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 751 – Pampulha – Phone: 3277.7443 Pampulha also translates into a ball: built in 1943 by Niemeyer, the forms follow the Pampulha Lagoon and are framed by Burle Marx gardens. Recently invigorated, it shelters The architecture of Niemeyer outline Belo Horizonte the Center for Reference on Urbanism, Architecture and Design, and these are very beautiful postcards of the city. The with events and exhibitions on the theme. lines of the great brazilian architect have helped build our history, at the request of , mayor of Belo Horizonte in 1940. Thus, it was created Attractions the Architectural Group of Pampulha, a landmark of modern architecture, which inspired the construction Pampulha’s Art Museum | Av. Otacílio Negrão de Lima, of Brasília. Art is in Pampulha, in Niemeyer’s work and 16.585 – Pampulha – Phones: 3277.7996 the work of great artists such as Portinari, Ceschiatti, The museum itself is a work of art. The first of Niemeyer’s Burle Marx, Zamoiski, José Pedrosa, Guignard, and also projects, influenced by Le Corbusier, it was designed to be throughout the city. a casino, the “Crystal Palace”, closed in 1946. Outside, Burle Marx’s landscaping is blended into statues of Ceschiatti, Zamoiski and José Pedrosa.

Pampulha Lake With a perimeter of 18 km, the Pampulha Lake was built in Mineirão – Governador Magalhães Pinto Stadium | the late 30’s, during the administration of the Mayor Otacílio Av. Antônio Abrahão Caram, 1.001 – Pampulha – Phone: Negrão de Lima in order to expand the water supply of the 3499.1154 – www.ademg.mg.gov.br – Closed for area. In the early 40’s, Mayor Juscelino Kubitschek idealized Renovation Until 2013 Fans of all teams experience great emotions at the famous along with , the architectural project of Mineirão, our largest stage of the greatest national passion. Pampulha Lake, in an unprecedented initiative to modernize Inaugurated in 1965, it gets around 100 thousand tourists per the city of Belo Horizonte. year and can hold 75 thousand people. After a wide reform, it won 40 thousand numbered chairs and a modern system of electronic safety and surveillance. ARCHITECTURE

São Francisco de Assis Church | Av. Otacílio Negrão de – Journalist Felipe Drummond Olimpic Stadium | Lima, 3.000 – Pampulha – Phone: 3427.1644 Av. Antônio Abrahão Caram, 1.000 – Pampulha Phone: 3499.1171 There is no church like this one in the whole world. In curved Mineirinho is a show for those who enjoy emotions. blue-shaded lines, it is completely lined by tiles and Cândido The multisports stadium was created in 1980 to stimulate Portinari’s panels, which portray the Sacred Road and the specialized sports and has already registered world breaking image of Saint Francis. Considered as one of Niemeyer’s and records of public at hall football (soccer) and Portinari’s great works, the little church of Pampulha is framed games. With the capacity for 25 thousand people, today it is by the Lagoon and by Burle Marx’s beautiful gardens. also the stage of shows and varied exhibitions.

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Aquarium Of The City Hall – River Basin San Francisco – 300 thousand square meters of green area of the objects used at the beginning of the most varied professions, City Hall of Belo Horizonte | Avenida , 1.212 – Zoobotanic Foundation of Belo Horizonte | Ecological Park District Attorney Francisco Lins do Rego. where one can understand all the richness and evolution of Centro – Phone: 156 (Geral) – www.pbh.gov.br Av. Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 8.000 – Pampulha – Phones: Built on the margin of the lagoon, it is the Park is another the work. Inaugurated in 2005, it is the first and only museum In art-deco style, officially signed by the architect Louis 3277.8489 and 3277.7842 – www.pbh.gov.br/zoobotanica area of education, research and leisure. There are cultivated in Latin America wholly dedicated to the theme. With an area Signorelli, but revealing in its lines Rafaello Berti’s style, it is A corner full of native and exotic fish from the waters of the tree species representative of three Brazilian biomes: Atlantic of 9,000 m2, it takes up the historical buildings of Praça da characterized by a strong tendency towards geometric forms, Estação (Station Square). São Francisco River, marked by all the cultural richness of woods, fenced-in land and Amazon forest. It is a perfect place highlighted by the magnificence of its left side turret, cast one of the most important rivers of the country, the Municipal to practice sports, play in the open air or watch time go by. by large stained glass concrete structures. The openings, Aquarium is just like this. There are 22 tanks with the typical Souza Pinto Sawmill | Av. Assis Chateaubriand, 809 closings, and description of the ornaments have remnants species of the basin, and a second floor where you can watch cornering – Av. dos – Centro – of the German and Italian architecture of the 20s and 30s. the fish on top, making the visitors feel as if they were on the Memorial of Japonese Immigration | Avenida Otacílio www.palaciodasartes.com.br – Phone: 3213.3434 river banks. Negrão de Lima, 6.061 – Pampulha – Phone: 3277.7439 – Built in 1912, the Souza Pinto Sawmill was one of the first buildings of the capital to make use of structures. One www.pbh.gov.br/zoobotanica Saint Joseph Church | Rua Tupis, 164 – Centro – Phone: of the beautiful samples of industrial architecture from the Located in Pampulha Ecological Park, the monument 3273.2988 – www.igrejasaojose.org.br – Monday to Japanese Garden – Zoobotanic Foundation of beginning of the century, the sawmill was registered as a celebrates the friendship between Japan and Minas Gerais. Belo Horizonte | Av. Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 8.000 – historical patrimony in 1981 and restored in 1997. Today, it is a Sunday from 6:30 A.M.to 9:00 P.M., Tuesday from 6:00 A.M. Pampulha – Gate 1 – Phone: 3277.8489 – convention center where shows, fairs, courses, congresses and to 4:00 P.M. www.pbh.gov.br/zoobotanica exhibitions take place. Inaugurated at the beginning of last century, the church soon Located in the Zoo closed to the mail entrance, the garden become a traditional religious meeting point of society. The was designed by Haruho Ieda, a japanese landscaper. It was Station Square and its surroundings Saint Joseph Church has the shape of a perfect Latin cross. planted typical trees from Japan, such as oriental pines, cherry trees and bamboos. Bridges and decor lanterns, av. afonso pena/centro with coy fishes and artificial waterfalls complete Station Square and Avenida Afonso Pena | Centro Inimá de Paula Museum | Rua da , 1.201 – Centro – the ambiance. Praça Rui Barbosa (Rui Barbosa Square), known as Praça da Phone: 3213.4320 – www.inima.org.br Estação (Station Square) is at the present time one of the Avenida Afonso Pena | Centro The museum is an homage to the modern painter Inimá José major public spaces for the performance of shows and events. Afonso Pena Avenue is considered one of the most important Zoo – Zoobotanic Foundation of Belo Horizonte | de Paula. Besides the permanent exhibition with 80 of his Some of the biggest Junine Celebrations (typical religious avenue in Belo Horizonte and is a main axis of the city centre. Av. Otacílio Negrão de Lima, 8.000 – Pampulha – Phone: paintings there is an atelier and a Virtual Gallery with almost celebrations in honor of St. John, St. Anthony and St. Peter) in It is the heart of the capital’s economy and interconnects both 3277.8489 – www.pbh.gov.br/zoobotanica 2,000 cataloged pieces in its databases. The museum shows the country takes place there, at the Arraial (Hamlet) de Belô. natural and cultural tourist attractions. Along and near the Rhinoceros, gorilla, elephant, giraffe, pythons, animals the painter’s way into the historical and cultural Brazilian 20th But his history begins along with the origin of the city. It used avenue you may find several attractions, such as Saint Joseph’s threatened with extinction and... a diversity of butterflies! century’s context. The Museum is a real Cultural Center and to shelter the train station through which the materials for Church, the Municipal Park, the Palace of Arts Theatre and, The Zoo of Belo Horizonte, one of the most complete zoos in has a temporary exhibitions platform, video programs, music, the construction of the new mineira capital arrived. Today, it every Sunday, the biggest Handcraft Market in Latin America. Latin America, has everything. There are around 900 animals literature and a nice coffe shop. shelters a subway station and also counts on a big attraction: of several species. It is visited by a million people every year the Museum of Arts and Crafts, the only one in Latin America who also enjoy the Botanical Garden, a place of beautiful and implemented in a beautiful neo-classic building. Ufmg Conservatory | Av. Afonso Pena, 1534 – Centro – Sete de Setembro Square | Av. Afonso Pena with curious attractions. Phone: 3409.8300 – www.conservatorio.ufmg.br – Av. Amazonas – Centro Monday to Friday from 8:00A.M. to 5:00P.M. Praça Sete is a landmark of reference in downtown Belo Museum of Arts and Crafts | Praça Rui Barbosa, S/Nº – Multiuse cultural space occupies the old building of UFMG Horizonte, located at the crossing of two of the main avenues Pampulha’s Ecological Park | Av. Otacílio Negrão de Lima, Estação Central – Centro – Phone: 3248.8600 Music School. It’s reference for those who enjoy classical and 6.061 – Pampulha – Phone: 3277.7439 – www.mao.org.br instrumental music, and it has one of the best concert halls in of the city: Afonso Pena and Amazonas. It is represented by an www.pbh.gov.br/zoobotanica A fascinating trip in time. There are over 2 thousand pieces the city. The Conservatory offers great cultural programming, obelisk more known as a “lollipop” - created to celebrate the It is difficult to resist the temptation to promenade around the from the 18th through the 20th centuries, it is the collection such as musical series. centennial of Brazil’s Independence. 70 71

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Américo Reneé Giannetti Municipal Park | Av. Afonso Pena, and national cinema. It promotes cultural and educational s/nº – Centro – Phone: 3277.4161 activities about independent films. First green area of the city, the Municipal Park was inaugurated in 1897, even before the inauguration of the new mineira capital. It was inspired in the French Belle Époque parks, Fair of Art And Craftsmanship of Afonso Pena | with lake, rose-bushes and bandstand. Today, it is a natural Av. Afonso Pena – Centro – Phone: 3277.4914 – historical landmark right in the middle of the downtown Sunday from 8:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. area. It shelters more than 50 species of centenary trees, an One of the major touristic attractions of the city, the fair orchidary, beds, and children toys, in addition to the started at Praça da Liberdade (Freedom Square) back in Environmental Education Center, the Francisco Nunes Theater 1969. It became a meeting point of several generations, since and the Palace of the Arts. the richness and the diversity of the pieces of work exhibit is a success, attracting people from all over the country. It ended up by extrapolating the limits of the square and it was Palace of The Arts | Av. Afonso Pena,1.537 – Centro – transferred to the Afonso Pena Avenue in 1991. It happens Touristic and Cultural – Information Desk – Phone: every Sunday and gathers around three thousand exhibitors. 3236.7400 – www.palaciodasartes.com.br Going to the Palace of the Arts is, in itself, a great sight. Designed by Helio Ferreira Pinto and inaugurated in 1971, it Minascentro – Convention Center | Av. , 785 is the diversified cultural complex. A variety of exhibitions, – Centro – Phone: 3217.7900 – www.minascentro.com.br presentations and cultural events take place there. In the Grand Built in 1926, the building was adapted to shelter the first Theater, luxuriously decorated, there is always a show going convention center of the mineira capital. It maintains its on in every style: music, theater, dance... It also relies on two beautiful façade in neoclassic style, completely preserved. theaters, three art galleries, one movie theater, a library and a The internal area was reformed to host events. -shop, in addition to the Center of Mineiro Craftsmanship.

Raul Soares Square Belo Horizonte Culture Center | Rua da Bahia, 1.149 – Located at the crossing of the avenidas Amazonas, Olegário Centro – Phone: 3277.9248 – www.pbh.gov.br/cultura Maciel, and Augusto de Lima, the project, signed One of the few m odels of neo-gothic architecture of by the architect Eric de Paula, is inspired in the European Portuguese inspiration in Belo Horizonte, the building gardens. Its unique floor is Portuguese “marajoara” flooring. was constructed in 1914. With rich external and internal The fountain works in a synchrony of light, water and music. decoration, it was registered as historical patrimony and Greatly illuminated, the square offers security to all its visitors invigorated in 1997 in order to become a cultural space. and also accessibility to people with locomotion difficulties.

Reference Audiovisual Center – Crav | Av. Álvares Cabral, Central Market | Av. Augusto de Lima, 744 – Centro – 560 – Lourdes – Phones: 3277.4699 and 3277.4131 – Phone: 3274.9434 – www.mercadocentral.com.br www.pbh.gov.br/cultura/crav – Monday to Friday from Sabores, cheiros, tradições, ingredientes e objetos vindos 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. de todos os cantos de Minas. São mais de 400 lojas, bares e The MunicipaI Institution is a centre of excellence in barracas vendendo de tudo: queijos, legumes, carne-de-sol, collection, research, production and dissemination of local ervas, cachaça, artesanato e muito mais.

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Past and Present The luxurious decoration has details such as an iron staircase and metallic structures imported from Belgium, gardens in royal style, by Paul Villon, noble lounge Louis Freedom and Squares 15th style, a huge Czecho crystal chandelier and oriental Belo Horizonte is a planned city – the first in Brazil – drawn works of art, among others. as of a small village called Curral del Rei. As time went by, neo-classic constructions started to be incorporated, as well as art Decó and modern ones, following the trends of each Boa Viagem Church | Rua between Rua time. Because of its care towards landscape, Belo Horizonte and Rua Aimorés – Funcionários – Phone: 3222.2361 has already been called Cidade Jardim (Garden City). A good At the times of small village Curral del Rei, it was a chapel sample of its architectural and landscape style of the city is in made of water and daub, dedicated to Our Lady of Boa Viagem the Praça da Liberdade (Freedom Square), which mixes all the (Good Trip), patron of the muleteers. Today, it is a beautiful styles, amongst very beautiful gardens. cathedral in neo-gothic style, with wonderful stained-glass windows, high altar worked in Carrara marble. Our Lady of Boa Viagem has become the guardian of Belo Horizonte and is Freedom Square celebrated every year on August 15th. Praça da Liberdade (Freedom Square) is an invitation for walks, hikes, meetings with friends. It is the heart of Belo Horizonte, beautiful, green, flowery, surrounded by famous historical Our Lady of Lourdes Church | Rua da Bahia, 1.596 – buildings, such as the Niemeyer, the Rainha da Sucata (Queen of Lourdes – Phone: 3213.4656 Scrap), the Government Palace, among others. It very pleasant The work of the Lourdes Church was started with the just to stay there, sitting on the benches or inside the bandstand, construction of the capital. The architectural project, in walking around admiring the gardens, the imperial palm trees, neo-gothic style, received adaptations and the church was the ipê trees, the luminous spring. only finally inaugurated in 1923. Thirty five years later, in a consecration solemnity, Pope Pio XII raised the Lourdes Church to the category of Basilica. Savassi Square In the 40’s, Savassi was the name of a traditional bakery, meeting point of politicians and high society. The bakery Museums and Cultural Circuit no longer exists, but the region continues to be a meeting

point, or better yet, a special point: today, it is a sophisticated business center with outdoors events, charming coffee-shops, Tim Ufmg Place of Knowledge | Praça da Liberdade, s/nº – bars, restaurants a busy night life style. Funcionários – Phone: 3409.8350 www.espacodo conhecimento.org.br The Place of Knowledge hosts a modern planetarium, an Freedom Palace | Praça da Liberdade, s/nº – Funcionários astronomy observatory, and several rooms that show to the – Phone: 3217.9543 – Av. Afonso Pena between Espírito public, in an interactive and playful way, the creation of the Santo Street and Tupis Street – on the even side universe, the life on Earth and the environment. An activity Is the headquarters of the Government of Minas Gerais. that draws attention is the simulation of how you would be Inaugurated in 1898, it was the stage of great decisions if you had the physical characteristics of other human group, that changed the political history of the country. that of an Oriental, for example.

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With a revolutionary concept in exhibition, it tells the adventure “What a beautiful horizon!”. This sentence was said by no and the history of telecommunications. And not only with museum one less than Pope João Paulo II, before the view seen from objects, such as telephones and telex machines, but also by the Israel Pinheiro Square, at the top of the Mangabeira tree. means of plasma screens, LCD, computers and six hours of video. After the outdoor mass, held in 1980, it started to be called the Square of the Pope, where a monument was erected to pay homage to the illustrious visitor. Surrounded by Serra do Natural History Museum and Botanic Garden – UFMG Curral, the square is a great place to promenade and enjoy the | Rua Gustavo da Silveira, 1.035 - Santa Inês – Phone: panoramic view of the city. 3461.4204 – www.ufmg.br/mhnjb

Tim/UFMG Place of Knowledge – Release PBH/Belotur A live window of biodiversity of Brazil: 600 thousand square meters of green area, with the most significant samples o Park of the Mangabeiras – South Access | Av. José four fauna and flora. The place has permanent and temporary Pontes (Anel da Serra) – North Access | collections about art, culture and science, and also the nativitv Av. – Mangabeiras – Phone: 3277.8277 – scene (Presepio do Pipiripau). Fax: 3277.8273 – www.pbh.gov.br/mangabeiras Minas Gerais Memorial – Vale | Praça da Liberdade, s/nº – dissemination of historical collections of Belo Horizonte and Embedded on Serra do Curral, the Park of the Mangabeiras is Funcionários – Phone: 3343.7317 its purpose is to make public the access to preserved cultural one of the largest and most beautiful ecological strongholds www.memorialvale.com.br. goods. Its architectural and landscape complex includes The memorial brings to life thetraditions of Minas, told in an the modern office building, where are located the Natural and Sciences Museum Puc Mg | Av. Dom José of the Belo Horizonte. With a landscape project signed by Burle interactive and contemporary manner. Real and virtual scenes room, the technical reserves, the Studio for Conservation and Gaspar, 290 – Coração Eucarístico – Phone: 3319.4152 – Marx, it is the largest green area of the city, with 2.3 million mix together to create experiences and sensations that take restoration, the auditorium and the Museum Café. Outside, www.pucminas.br/museu m2 of. Of native woods, where one can go on trails among thepublic from the 17th to the 21st centuries. there are the secular house, the only remaining building of the An adventure in time. of mammals, carapaces of capuchin monkeys, squirrels and other wild animals. And there rural architecture of the surroundings of the ancient Village of armadillos and replicas of large are some of the are also kiosks, multisports fields, children toys and arenas for Curral del Rei, the shelters for the electric tram and the steam attractions exhibited at the rich collection of of shows and plays. Mining and Metal Museum – Praça da Liberdade, s/nº – locomotive, the outdoor stage and the gardens, designed as a the museum. Among other entertainments, you can explore Phone: 3516.7200 – Funcionários – www.mmm.org.br place for education and leisure. the replica of a cavern and follow the first excavations in the In virtual environments, the Museum of Mining and Metal mining caves of the 19th century, in the exhibit on the Danish uses a lot of creativity and technology to takeyou to investigator, Peter Lund. Belo Horizonte surroundings discover the exciting world of . Each room is a Mineiro Museum | Av. João Pinheiro, 342 – Centro – Phone: box of surprises. The second floor houses the Museum 3269.1168 – www.museumineiro.blogspot.com Human Heritage of displaying animation that shows the secrets of A rich collection of Colonial Sacred Art, a picture gallery. These Knowing Belo Horizonte, you travel through the history of chemistry and metals. are collections that portray the formation of the mining culture City Horizons Brazil. The main capital is the starting point for you stroll on different occasions, preserving our memory and traditions. through historic heritage of humanity as and Built at the end of the 19th century, the building iself is Serra do Curral and Mangabeiras . The best of Brazilian is exposed in the Toys’ Museum | Av. Afonso Pena, 2.564 – Funcionários – already a valuable asset. It is not at random that Belo Horizonte has this name. The open in cities that are in the historic surroundings of Belo Phone: 3261.3992 – www.museudosbrinquedos.org.br city is named after a landscape because it is located among Horizonte. You go through the hills of Ouro Preto, Mariana, Located at Historical House, the museum offers not only mountains and is framed by the Serra do Curral, elected the Congonhas, Sabará, among others, and to face masterpieces education, culture and leisure, but it also preserves the Folk Art Center Cemig | Rua Gonçalves Dias, 1.608 – symbol of the mineira capital. Wherever you look from, one of , Mestre Athaide and other great artists from childhood memories, through researches. Its permanent Funcionários – Phone: 3222.3221 – will have a beautiful view, whether you are at the belvederes, XVIII and XVX. collection has more than 5.000 pieces, in which 800 of them The Folk Art Center Cemig works in an old building designed come from all around the world. by architect Louis Signorelli in 1928 and displays a large on the Praça do Papa (Square of the Pope), at the Park of the collection of artistic production of popular Minas Gerais and Mangabeiras, on the slopes of the hills: there is always a place Brazil. There are four floors, with studios,temporary exhibition to watch the sunset, take a walk, go on a hike, have a picnic in Serra do Cipó Historical Museum Abílio Barreto | Av. , room, multipurpose auditorium, coffee shop, information the mountains, practice radical sports or simply contemplate The title of “Garden of Brazil” was given by the landscaper 202 – Cidade Jardim – Phone: 3277.8573 – center and four exhibition halls of long duration. the natural beauties around you. Burle Max. It is fair because Serra do Cipo is one of the most www.amigosdomhab.org.br exuberant natural joint of the planet. Serra do Cipó National Institution that holds significant part of the history of Belo Park has an unmatched beauty, numerous waterfalls and one Horizonte, the HMAB was inaugurated in 1943, during the Telecommunications Museum – Futuro | Square of the Pope | Bus: 4103 – / Mangabeiras of the most diverse floras in the world. The regionaccounts administration of Mayor Juscelino Kubitschek. 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Farms and Caves The mountains of Minas not only hide precious metals, but also havens. Small holes in the soil are portals to the fascinating world of caves and cave mining. They are havens of our ancestors, who left on its walls the story of a very distant time. More than 600 caves near Belo Horizonte where nature has also designed its history over thousands of years.

Instituto Inhotim Inhotim gathers over 500 pieces of contemporary artwork, displayed outdoors and in galleries. Many of these pieces are shown in very distinct conditions than those of conventional museums. In addition to its artistic collection, Inhotim also maintains a Botanical Garden whose landscaping was influenced by Burle Marx. The Garden features thousands rare plant species, five lakes and areas of preserved forest. Located in , 60 km from Belo Horizonte, Inhotim is a marvelous place where art meets botany. It is the right choice for those who want to be mesmerized. Tuesday to For more information: Friday, 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays www.pbh.gov.br 9.30 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Paid entrance. www.belohorizonte.mg.gov.br.