Belo Horizonte, Founded in 1897, the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte is surrounded by mountains and built on rolling hills and is the 3rd largest city in Brazil. Belo Horizonte is the capital of Minas Ferais state and is home to almost 2.4 million people. Belo Horizonte or "Beaga" as it is better known comes from the Portuguese language and means "beautiful horizon". It's mapped with well organised tree-lined streets even though these roads rise and fall not so unlike they do in San Fransisco, California. Sometimes this can be confusing to the unsuspecting tourist so it's good to be aware of landmarks when winding your way around. There is also a significant amount of green space found in the city and the locals take pride in that and often wile away afternoons in the parks dotting the area