Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte sprang up as an art-nouveau city, influenced by the spirit of Ordem e Progresso (Order and Progress), the new slogan on the Brazilian flag. More than 100 years after its founding, Belo Horizonte still has the young, contagious energy of a community reinventing itself.

The city has undergone a major facelift in recent years, with new museums opening in Praça da Liberdade and many government agencies moving to the Cidade Administrativa, a futuristic complex designed by the centenarian Niemeyer shortly before his death in 2012.