Why go
- Capital city of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
- Served by Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU).
History
Belo Horizonte is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, with a population of around 2.4 million, and the third largest metropolitan area, containing a population of 6 million. It is the 13th-largest city in South America and the 18th-largest in the Americas. The metropolis is anchor to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan area, ranked as the third most populous metropolitan area in Brazil and the 17th most populous in the Americas. Belo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil's second-most populous state. It is the first planned modern city in Brazil.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 10 airlines, 33 direct destinations
- Azul AD (Embraer 195, Embraer 190, ATR 72) · 26 routes: Belem, Brasilia, Campina Grande, Campinas, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Goiania, Imperatriz, Ipatinga, Juiz de Fora, Manaus, Montes Claros, Parauapebas, Porto Alegre, Porto Seguro, Recife, Ribeirao Preto, Rio De Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Luis, Sao Paulo, Uberaba, Uberlandia, Vitoria, Vitória Da Conquista
- Sky Express G3 (737-800, 737-700) · 14 routes: Brasilia, Campinas, Goiania, Ilheus, Montes Claros, Porto Seguro, Recife, Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Uberlandia, Vitoria
- TAM Brazilian Airlines JJ (A320, A319, A321, 767-300) · 8 routes: Brasilia, Miami, Porto Seguro, Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo
- Aerolineas Argentinas AR (Embraer 190) · 1 route: Buenos Aires*
- American Airlines AA (767-300) · 1 route: Miami
- Copa Airlines CM (737-800, 737-700) · 1 route: Panama City
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737-800) · 1 route: Sao Paulo*
- Oceanair O6 (Fokker 100) · 1 route: Brasilia
- TAP Portugal TP (A330-200, A340-300) · 1 route: Lisbon
- US Airways US (767-300) · 1 route: Miami
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 3 airlines, 12 direct destinations
- Azul AD (ATR 72, AT4) · 11 routes: Araxa, Cabo Frio, Campinas, Governador Valadares, Ipatinga, Montes Claros, Patos de Minas, Sao Jose Dos Campos, Sao Paulo, Uberlandia, Vitória Da Conquista*
- Changan Airlines 2Z (ATR 72) · 1 route: Ribeirao Preto
- Marusya Airways Y8 (EM2) · 1 route: Ribeirao Preto
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
credit: Wikipedia / Wikimedia Commons · See source page
When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the southern-hemisphere year.
Milder and quieter, with better value.
The southern winter — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport (PLU); 22 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: CNF has direct flights to 33 destinations on 10 airlines (incl. Brasilia, Sao Paulo, Miami, Porto Seguro, Rio De Janeiro…). By water: 1 ferry terminal within 20 km (nearest: Porto da Ponte Grande, 17 km).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Belo Horizonte. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.