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Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
Belo Horizonte Metro
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Belo Horizonte, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil

Belo Horizonte is the sixth-largest city in Brazil, the thirteenth-largest in South America and the eighteenth-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 seventeenth 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. The region was first settled in the early 18th century, but the city as it is known today was planned and constructed in the 1890s, to replace Ouro Preto as the capital of Minas Gerais. The city features a mixture of contemporary and classical buildings, and is home to several modern Brazilian architectural icons, most notably the Pampulha Complex. In planning the city, Aarão Reis and Francisco Bicalho sought inspiration in the urban planning of Washington, D.C. The city has employed notable programs in urban revitalization and food security, for which it has been awarded international accolades. The city is built on several hills and is completely surrounded by mountains. There are several large parks in the immediate surroundings of Belo Horizonte. The Mangabeiras Park , 6 km southeast of the city centre in the hills of Curral Ridge , has a broad view of the city. It has an area of 2.35 km2 , of which 0.9 km2 is covered by the native forest. The Jambeiro Woods nature reserve extends over 912 hectares , with vegetation typical of the Atlantic Forest. More than 100 species of birds inhabit the reserve, as well as 10 species of mammals. Belo Horizonte was one of the host cities of the 1950 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Additionally, the city shared the host of the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup and the football tournament during the 2016 Summer Olympics.
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