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Belo Horizonte

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The city of Belo Horizonte is situated in south-eastern Brazil, in the state of Minas Gerais. It is the capital and the largest city of the state, covering an area of 331 km2 with a population of approximately 2.7 million people, making it the sixth-most populous city in the country.

Belo Horizonte was one of the first planned cities in Brazil and was designed in a grid pattern with a focus on orderly growth and development. The planning of the city, with street blocks inspired by Paris and architecturally by New York, started in the late 19th century and it was officially founded on December 12, 1897. Belo Horizonte is also home to one of the largest collections of world-famous architect Oscar Niemeyer works, including some of his earliest designs.  In 2016, the Pampulha Modern Ensemble, designed by Niemeyer in collaboration with landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, Brazilian Modernist artists, and engineer Joaquim Cardozo was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

The City of Belo Horizonte has been actively implementing various initiatives aimed at achieving the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), focusing on areas such as climate change, poverty reduction, food security, improving health and well-being for residents and sustainable mobility.

In 2019, Belo Horizonte was designated a UNESCO Creative City in Gastronomy. This recognition highlights the city's dedication to promoting sustainable culinary practices, cultural preservation, and gastronomy-driven urban development.

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The Mayor

Fuad Noman holds a bachelor’s degree in Economic Sciences from the Unified Education Center of Brasília (Ceub), a postgraduate degree in Economic Programming and Budget Execution, and is an honorary Doctorate recipient from the State University of Montes Claros (Unimontes).

Noman joined the public service as a career official at the Central Bank of Brazil. He worked at the National Treasury, was executive secretary of the Civil House of the Presidency of the Republic, director of Banco do Brasil and president of BrasilPrev. He was a consultant to the International Monetary Fund for the government of Cape Verde.

In the Minas Gerais government, Noman’s roles included  Secretary of State for Finance, Secretary of State for Transport and Public Works, Extraordinary Secretary of the World Cup, President of Gasmig and Extraordinary Secretary of State for the Coordination of Investments.

In Belo Horizonte City Hall, Norman was appointed Secretary of Finance, a position he held from 2017 to 2020, the year in which he was elected Deputy Mayor of Belo Horizonte. On March 29, 2022, Fuad Noman was sworn in as Mayor. 

 

Belo Horizonte on the use platform

The City of Belo Horizonte is an active member of the use platform and Regional Secretary for Latin America and the Caribbean for Metropolis.

Below is a selection of initiatives being implemented by the city’s administration that demonstrate effective metropolitan governance, sustainable city making and the localization of the SDGs.

  1. International Volunteering Program
  2. Creative Horizon
  3. Urban Agroforestry

 

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