Belo Horizonte - Sister Cities

Sister Cities

Belo Horizonte's sister cities are:

  • Luanda, Angola (1968)
  • ZahlĂ©, Lebanon (1974)
  • Granada, Spain (1975)
  • Porto, Portugal (1986)
  • Minsk, Belarus (1987)
  • Havana, Cuba (1995)
  • Nanjing, China (1996)
  • Kolkata, India (1999)
  • Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority (2001)
  • Homs, Syria (2001)
  • Masaya, Nicaragua (2002)
  • Tripoli, Libya (2003)
  • Fort Lauderdale, United States (2003)
  • Tegucigalpa, Honduras (2004)
  • Cuenca, Ecuador (2004)
  • Newark, New Jersey, United States (2006)
  • Izmir, Turkey (2009)
  • Incheon, South Korea (2011)

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