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Wikipedia: Belo Horizonte is the capital of the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third-largest metropolitan area in the country. Belo Horizonte (or "Beagá", as it is also familiarly known from the sound of its initials "BH" in Portuguese) has a population of over 2.4 million, or almost 5.4 million in the official Metropolitan Area.
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![Belo Horizonte at night. [Belo Horizonte at night.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/AfonsoPenacomBahia_BH_s.jpg)
![Theatre International Festival. [Theatre International Festival.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Pra_C3_A7a_da_Esta_C3_A7_C3_A3o_FIT_BH_2010_s.jpg)
![View of Cruzeiro Bar [View of Cruzeiro Bar]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Barcruzeiro_s.jpg)
![Duque de Caxias Square. [Duque de Caxias Square.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Pra_C3_A7a_Duque_de_Caxias_Sta_Teresa_BH_s.jpg)
![Flowers in the Administrative city. [Flowers in the Administrative city.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Cidade_Administrativa_MG_4_s.jpg)
![Luxemburgo District. [Luxemburgo District.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Luxa01_s.jpg)
![São Pedro and Santo Antônio Districts. [São Pedro and Santo Antônio Districts.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bairross_C3_A3opedroesantoant_C3_B4nio_s.jpg)
![Green Line Highway. [Green Line Highway.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Linha_verde1_s.jpg)
![Bus in Downtown Belo Horizonte. [Bus in Downtown Belo Horizonte.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/BH_MinasCentro_s.jpg)
![View of inside of a train. [View of inside of a train.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Belo_Horizonte_Metro_Interior_s.jpg)
![Subway in Belo Horizonte. [Subway in Belo Horizonte.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Belo_Horizonte_metro_train_s.jpg)
![Federal University of Minas Gerais [Federal University of Minas Gerais]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/UFMGICBICEX_1_s.jpg)
![Station Square. [Station Square.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Pra_C3_A7a_da_Esta_C3_A7_C3_A3o_s.jpg)
![Mangabeiras Park. [Mangabeiras Park.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ParquedasMangabeiras01_s.jpg)
![Construction Comission of the new capital. [Construction Comission of the new capital.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Comissao_s.jpg)
![Confins International Airport (CNF). [Confins International Airport (CNF).]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Aeroporto_de_Confins_s.jpg)
![The Mineirão Stadium with the Mineirinho arena next to it. [The Mineirão Stadium with the Mineirinho arena next to it.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Mineirao_longe_s.jpg)
![Modern Art in the city [Modern Art in the city]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Nu_Agusto_s.jpg)
![Office buildings at Afonso Pena Avenue [Office buildings at Afonso Pena Avenue]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Afonso_Penna_BH_s.jpg)
![A picture of Belo Horizonte [A picture of Belo Horizonte]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Belve1bh_s.jpg)
![The Serra do Curral mountains are the symbol of the city. [The Serra do Curral mountains are the symbol of the city.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Serra_do_Curral_BH_s.jpg)
![The Municipal Park in downtown Belo Horizonte [The Municipal Park in downtown Belo Horizonte]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ParqueMunicipalBH_s.jpg)
![Belo Horizonte Metro [Belo Horizonte Metro]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Metrobrl1_s.jpg)
![The Viaduto Santa Tereza is dated from the foundation of Belo Horizonte and is still a very important connection... [The Viaduto Santa Tereza is dated from the foundation of Belo Horizonte and is still a very important connection...]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/ViadultoStaTereza_s.jpg)
![Niemeyer building [Niemeyer building]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Edif_C3_ADcio_Niemeyer_BH_s.jpg)
![A channelized section of the Ribeirão Arrudas'', with the ''Serra do Curral mountains in the background [A channelized section of the Ribeirão Arrudas'', with the ''Serra do Curral mountains in the background]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/RibeiraoArrudas3_s.jpg)
![Commercial Building in Savassi, an upscale commercial district in Belo Horizonte [Commercial Building in Savassi, an upscale commercial district in Belo Horizonte]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Savassibuilding_1_s.jpg)
![Liberty Square in the morning. [Liberty Square in the morning.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Pra_C3_A7a_da_Liberdade_Belo_Horizonte_MG_s.jpg)
![Municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte. [Municipalities of the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/RMBH_s.jpg)
![Primary watersheds of Belo Horizonte. [Primary watersheds of Belo Horizonte.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Bacias_BH_s.jpg)
![Afonso Pena Avenue. [Afonso Pena Avenue.]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Belo2_s.jpg)
![Belo Horizonte at night [Belo Horizonte at night]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Belo3_s.jpg)
![Statue at Pampulha Art Museum [Statue at Pampulha Art Museum]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/O_Abra_C3_A7o_s.jpg)