BELO HORIZONTE for investors ECONOMIC PREFEITURA DEVELOPMENT BELO HORIZONTE BELO HORIZONTE THE BEST CITY TO LIVE AND INVEST BELO HORIZONTE: STRATEGIC INFORMATION QUALITY OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS EFFECTIVE LABOR COST POTENCIALITIES, EDUCATION, R&D TOURIST DESTINATION STRATEGIC LOCATION DIRECT Lisboa INTERNATIONAL Orlando DESTINATIONS ABOUT ONE-HOUR FLIGHT FROM Belo Horizonte OF BRAZIL'S GDP Panama City 58% (RJ, SP, MG and DF) Buenos Aires Source: IBGE FACTS AND FIGURES VERY HIGH HDI (2010) 0.810 GDP (2014)* 0.805 US$ 33 bi 2.5 mi 0.810 17% Larger than Paraguay Inhabitants* 0.799 HIGH HDI of Minas Gerais GDP and Estonia (2015) *Dollar exchange rate 12/30/2014 : US$ 1 = R$ 2,6575 Source: IBGE BH SP RJ Source: Bloomberg, PNUD. METROPOLITAN AREA 3rd LARGEST BRAZILIAN METROPOLITAN AREA 7TH LARGEST METROPOLITAN AREA IN LATIN AMERICA A Bloomberg article (4/9/2017) defined Belo Horizonte as one of the world’s GDP cities at the (2014)* EPICENTER OF THE GLOBAL 5.8 mi US$ 74 bi Inhabitants* 0.774 38% “ GROWTH IN THE NEXT Larger than Luxembourg (2015) HIGH HDI of Minas Gerais GDP FEW DECADES Uruguai and Paraguay Population larger than ” Finland and Denmark *Dollar exchange rate 12/30/2014 : US$ 1 = R$ 2,6575 Source: IBGE QUALITY OF LIFE LOWER COST OF LIVING The cost of living in Belo Horizonte is 43% lower INFANT MEDICAL HEALTH FACILITIES than in Rio de Janeiro and MORTALITY (2009) PER 100,000 DOCTORS (2010) PER 1,000 INHABITANTS (2015) PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS INHABITANTS 51% lower than in São Paulo BH 12.95 43 6.75 RJ 13.02 32 6.28 SP 13.15 21 4.65 RJ BH SP BH Source: PNUD, IPEADATA, Brazil Medical Demography Survey Source: custodevida.com.br QUALITY OF LIFE NUMBER OF HOMICIDES PER 100 THOUSAND INHABITANTS 60 50 48,46.46 46,87.87 43,6843.68 40 30 SECURITY 24.38 20 Security, Traffic, Civil Defense, Emergency Services, others. 10 0 2012 2013 2014 2015 Source: Atlas da Violência (2017) - IPEA/Fórum Brasileiro de Segurança Pública INNOVATIVE SMART CITY A NEW FAB CITY PARTNER The FAB City is a global project to PARTNER develop locally productive Barcelona CITIES/ and globally connected Bhutan STATES self-sufficient cities Toulouse Sacramento Paris Somerville Santiago de Chile Detroit Ekurhuleni Amsterdam Brest Cambridge Boston Kerala Curitiba BELO HORIZONTE IS THE SECOND BRAZILIAN CITY Occitanie TO JOIN THE FAB CITY INITIATIVE (2018) Belo Horizonte INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION THE AMERICAN FUNDAÇÃO TORINO MAPLEBEAR SCHOOL OF ITALIAN SCHOOL BELO HORIZONTE CANADIAN SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 6 CONSULATES 36 HONORARY CONSULATES 16 CHAMBERS OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE EFFECTIVE LABOR COST 3 rd PLACE IN THE ENDEAVOR RANKING OF SKILLED LABOR Less expensive labor cost than in São Paulo and in Rio de Janeiro R$ 5.750,00 R$ 6.675,00 R$ 7.325,00 Source: RAIS 2015-2016 EFFECTIVE LABOR COST IN BIG COMPANIES DIRECTOR MANAGER The average salaries of directors of big companies The average salaries of managers of big companies in Belo Horizonte is 18% lower than in Rio de in Belo Horizonte is 22% lower than in Rio de Janeiro and 23% lower than in São Paulo. Janeiro and 23% lower than in São Paulo. Salary (thousand R$) Salary (thousand R$) BH RJ SP BH RJ SP Administrative and Financial 16.4 18.6 23.2 Administrative and Financial 9.8 14.4 15.2 Commercial and Marketing 29.0 33.3 36.0 Commercial and Marketing 7.8 8.8 11.6 R&D 28.0 33.9 34.0 R&D 10.4 15.6 16.4 Human Resources 21.7 34.2 35.3 Human Resources 7.4 9.9 11.9 Irformation Technology 18.6 23.3 29.8 Irformation Technology 10.1 13.7 15.2 Operation 28.0 30.7 31.0 Operation 11.9 15.6 14.4 A GROWING SMART CITY SMART PUBLIC LIGHTING LED lamps communicate with each other, allowing to change the intensity of the lighting and integrate the service with other equipment. Pioneer in the use of this technology in Brazil Savings of 45% in electricity energy consumption The greatest public-private partnership of this segment operating in Brazil Foto de acervo - site: bhip.com.br POTENTIALITIES OPTIC FIBER NETWORKS Optic fiber coverage has increased more than 10 times in the last 7 years. 2009 - 52 km 2015 - 486 km 2016 - 671 km 2018 - 800 km* *in progress INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM Startup Communities: more than 400 multisector startups 100 OPEN STARTUPS - Brazil Ranking 2017 THE BEST STARTUP COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL Spark Awards (2014/2015) 3 of the TOP 10 were from Minas Gerais INNOVATION ONE OF THE MAIN STARTUPS COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL, WITH MORE THAN 250 MULTISECTOR STARTUPS 8 ACCELERATORS 37 DIGITAL AGENCIES 256 STARTUPS 5 INVESTORS 2 INCUBATORS 10 COWORKING SPACES LOCAL COMPANIES INNOVATION ENTREPRENEURSHIP ECOSYSTEM THE BEST PLACE FOR INNOVATIVE BUSINESSES IN BELO HORIZONTE Some of the companies that have already settled in the park EDUCATION THE CITY HAS 30,900 ENROLMENTS IN ENGINEERING COURSES THE BEST BUSINESS SCHOOL OF LATIN AMERICA AMONG THE TOP 15 IN THE WORLD Executive Education Ranking - Open 2017 - Financial Times EDUCATION MORE THAN 50 HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS More than More than 114 190,000 15,800 postgraduate courses classified enrolments in enrolments in technical as exeptional or excellent by the higher education and professional courses National Coordinating Agency (CAPES) Federal University One of the main private The largest technological of Minas Gerais. universities in Brazil. teaching institution of Leader in patents in Brazil. The largest Catholic Minas Gerais. University in the world. Source: INEP; CAPES EDUCATION WORLDWIDE RECOGNIZED NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED One of the TOP 400 • universities in the world • The best Brazilian university in teaching quality 2nd best ranking in Brazil/ARWU Ranking/2016 Among the TOP 10 universities • Among the TOP 3 in innovation • in Latin America Source: Folha de São Paulo Times Higher Education University Ranking 2016 Latin America University Ranking 2016 DEMAND LEADER IN PATENTS The most popular university among Leader among the research ENEM* applicants (2017) institutions in the deposit of *standardized Brazilian national exam that patents (patents of invention) high school students take to enter universities by residents Source: National Institute of Industrial Property EDUCATION More than 56,000 students 102 undergraduate courses 393 graduate courses Almost 2,000 teachers Recognized six times as the best 2,411 employees private university in Brazil THE LARGEST (Brazilian Student Guide) CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY IN THE WORLD Partnerships with 175 entities, like the Development Center of Fiat and Petrobras, in 30 countries Specializing in twelve areas of Engineering R&D INDUSTRIAL LABS SENAI/FIEMG TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION CENTER Food & Beverage Automotive Surface Engineering PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT TECHNOLOGICAL PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY Environment Metal Mechanic Metallurgy and special alloys Mineral Processing Chemistry Metrology R&D INNOVATION IN THE WORLD TECHNOLOGICAL FRONTIER Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnics branch focused on applied research, founded in 2006 in Belo Horizonte Two research fronts: Ceramic Microsystems and Organics Electronics. First reference center in the country and one of the world’s first CSEM’S SPIN-OFF in applied research, rapid prototyping The world’s largest infraestructure for the and manufacturing of prducts with production of organic photovoltaic films, known printed organic electronics. as OPV (Organic Photovoltaic). BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS CONSULTING AND AUDITING Management consultancy headquartered PRESENCE OF GLOBAL CONSULTANCIES in Belo Horizonte, pioneer in the introduction of business management techniques in Brazil. Present in more than 30 countries. International management consultancy, headquartered in Belo Horizonte, present in the FDC rankink and mapped by the report Source Global Research, British institution of reference in researches in the segment. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Latin American or Brazilian headquarters in Belo Horizonte Brazilian headquarters and the Brazilian multinational and the The largest construction Integrated producer of The world's largest second largest car factory of the largest car rental network in company in Latin America Flat Stainless and steelmaker world, in the Belo Horizonte Latin America Electric Steels Metropolitan Area Brazilian Multinational, one of One of the most solid and World leader in the One of the main private Hexagon Mining has its headquarter the global leaders in the important groups in the Brazilian manufacture of seamless groups in Brazil's of Latin America in Belo Horizonte. market for refractory solutions electric energy segment steel tubes electricity sector It is a Swedish company that integrates planning, operations, and safety solutions for mining. Brazilian headquarters of the The largest flat steel Security Spanish Multinational Manufacturer of heavy duty Indian multinational, a global producer in Latin America vehicles, trucks, buses and leader in technology services utility vehicles and consulting BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Main multinational companies in Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Area BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT | BIOTECHNOLOGY ONE OF THE MAIN LATIN AMERICA CLUSTERS OF LIFE SCIENCES +310 +4,100 COMPANIES JOBS IN THE SECTOR A state-owned research center, responsible for creating new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic methods. Local research institution linked to the state government of Minas Gerais that promotes public health research. Main producer of cardiac biological valves, exported to 130 countries. Of the total produced in Brazil, 90% is destined for export. The company is also a leader in the supply of heart valves with in Brazil. Sources : RAIS/MTE IT ENVIRONMENT More than More than 1,100 7,400 3,100 IT 19,000 software developing jobs in software companies in jobs in the sector and licensing companies developing and Belo Horizonte licensing companies One of the company’s largest operations centers in the world, where more than a thousand people work One of the BPO companies world’s leader The largest developer of ERP in Latin America.