[Mary]

Belo Horizonte is Brazil's third largest and most populous metro, only after Sao Paulo and Rio. The city is growing rapidly since the late 90's.
It has almost 5 million people in the metro area, though the city was founded only 109 years ago. Back in 1897 it was the country's first planned city.

The city is rarely seen here in SSP, so I decided to make a thread about it.

The weather is dry most of the year, so wildfires in the suburbs are quite common. The city is surrounded by hills. There is a strong car culture. Pollution can be a problem in the dryest days. Palm trees are common, as well as swimming pools.

Condos
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http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/9476/dsc023416ek.jpg

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Some street shots - Dense residential areas

http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/9656/dsc06466fi1.jpg

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Street shots - Comercial and financial areas

http://img107.imageshack.us/img107/8387/dsc07330rm0.jpg

Palm trees and blue glass are everywhere.

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Office parks and low rise comercial areas

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Hillside villas

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[Ex-Ithacan]

Thanks for posting some pics of a city we don't see very often.

[trickykid]

nice! looks very clean and modern

[excel]

Very nice architecture. Thanks for posting them.

[RAlossi]

Nice city. It looks very similar to Los Angeles's Westside or even Beverly Hills.

[Trantor]

^from the air, its as different from Los Angeles as its possible. Of course, rich residential areas with houses may look Los Angeles. But the urbanity of the city is VERY different...
http://www.idelberavelar.com/Post-images/Belo%20Horizonte%2003-.JPG

[Mary]

Nice city. It looks very similar to Los Angeles's Westside or even Beverly Hills.

That's true, especially when we consider the hillsides, and it's a comparisson many americans who come to the city make, as well as many residents of Belo Horizonte who visit LA.

The landscaping and weather has its similarities, and both cities have luxury residential areas in the hillsides.

[Hoodrat]

The landscaping and weather has its similarities, and both cities have luxury residential areas in the hillsides.

I would agree.

The last 12 pics could easily be in a number of of hilly coastal cities in California...also, the landscaping is similar, with Queen Palms and Jacaranda Trees everywhere.

Absolutely love these Brazillian threads, btw.:tup:

[Trantor]

^Mary, the "climate" of BH is cooler than LA because of the height. I guess it is also more humid. Anyway, I dont think he thought they were similar due to climate, since he was looking at pics.

As for appearance, BH may look LA on its mountain areas with mansions, but exception of that, BH is VERY different from LA, as can be seen on the aerial pic I posted.

[Mary]

Hillside residential areas - Belo Horizonte

Minimalist mansion in a cliff
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http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/2275/dsc07523vp0.jpg

Contemporary mansions being built in hilly streets
B
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C
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Hills all around the houses
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http://img416.imageshack.us/img416/7577/dsc06814xx0.jpg

E
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F
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I
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J
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K
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L
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Fun palms...
M
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Cactus...
N
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Street
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Modern home
P
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Q
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More
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S
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W
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Y
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So many flowers and green
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BB
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[Ex-Ithacan]

Some wonderful landscaping for those houses, but also nice to see the yards aren't huge (waste of space imo).

[dfane]

Very nice, clean, modern looking city. Is there any bad sections and is it really expensive to live there?

btw yummy
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k59/dfane/dsc06298uk4.jpg