Belo Horizonte

Summary

Belo Horizonte is a municipality of Brazil^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.082% of municipality_of_brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,911 views/month, #4 of 4,882).^[2]

Key Facts

• Belo Horizonte received the Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry^[3].
• Belo Horizonte was a member of Creative Cities Network^[4].
• Belo Horizonte was a member of International Cities of Refuge Network^[5].
• Belo Horizonte is located in Minas Gerais^[6].
• Belo Horizonte is in the country of Brazil^[7].
• Belo Horizonte's instance of is recorded as municipality of Brazil^[8].
• Belo Horizonte's instance of is recorded as city^[9].
• Belo Horizonte's shares border with is recorded as Nova Lima^[10].
• Belo Horizonte's shares border with is recorded as Contagem^[11].
• Belo Horizonte's shares border with is recorded as Ribeirão das Neves^[12].
• Belo Horizonte's shares border with is recorded as Ibirité^[13].
• Belo Horizonte's shares border with is recorded as Santa Luzia^[14].
• Belo Horizonte's shares border with is recorded as Vespasiano^[15].
• Belo Horizonte's shares border with is recorded as Brumadinho^[16].
• Belo Horizonte's shares border with is recorded as Sabará^[17].
• Belo Horizonte's anthem is recorded as Q19540996^[18].
• Belo Horizonte's flag is recorded as flag of Belo Horizonte^[19].
• Belo Horizonte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Tripoli^[20].
• Belo Horizonte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Homs^[21].
• Belo Horizonte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lisbon^[22].
• Belo Horizonte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Minsk^[23].
• Belo Horizonte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Granada^[24].
• Belo Horizonte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chicago^[25].
• Belo Horizonte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Bethlehem^[26].
• Belo Horizonte's twinned administrative body is recorded as Chimbote^[27].

Body

Founding

1701 marks the founding of Belo Horizonte^[28].

Identity

Belo Horizonte is part of Microrregião de it^[29].

Recognition

Belo Horizonte received the Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry^[3].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Belo Horizonte include it/Pampulha – Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Brazil^[32] and 10770 it^[33], an asteroid^[34].

Why It Matters

Belo Horizonte ranks in the top 0.082% of municipality_of_brazil entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,911 views/month, #4 of 4,882).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]

Entities named for it include it/Pampulha – Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport^[30], an airport^[31], in Brazil^[32] and 10770 it^[33], an asteroid^[34].

FAQs

What awards did Belo Horizonte receive?

Honors received include Honorary Member of the Order of Prince Henry^[3].