História de Belo Horizonte

The history of Belo Horizonte begins in 1701 with the founding of the Arraial Curral del Rei. Later, when it became the capital of Minas Gerais, it was renamed Cidade de Minas in 1897. It was officially named Belo Horizonte only in 1901. And, in more than a century of history, the city is now one of the main cities in the country.