Belo Horizonte

Belo Horizonte, Brazil, scores 71 on the CIRA Index of tourism resilience, #40 of 309 destinations. 25 of 29 measures come from public sources, with 85% confidence. Every grade below states its value, period and source.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: 71
• OECD: 67
• UN Tourism: 71
• UNDRR: 53

Strongest

• Average length of stay: 4.5 nights per visitor (Belotur / Observatório do Turismo de Belo Horizonte (reported by Estado de Minas), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4.
• Unemployment rate: 4.6 % of the labour force (IBGE - Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua (PNAD Contínua), Q4 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Extreme heat days: 1.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.

Weakest

• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Empresa Municipal de Turismo de Belo Horizonte (Belotur), 2024–2026). Grade 0/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4.
• Income per head: 20,748 GDP per capita, USD PPP (IBGE (PIB dos Municípios) and World Bank (WDI PPP conversion factor), 2023). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4.

Brazil in the World Economic Forum Travel & Tourism Development Index

Brazil is #32 of 110 countries (4.41 of 7) in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026, which scores countries, not cities. Cities in countries with that WEF score average 62 on the CIRA Index; Belo Horizonte is 9 above that.

Every measure, by theme

Demand and seasonality: 75

• Nights in the three busiest months: 39.3 % of annual nights (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: UN Tourism by United Nations World Tourism Organization), 2024, 2025 moving average). Between 35 and 40: grade 2/4. Source
• Domestic share of nights: 99.9 % of nights by residents of the same country (region figure) (Secretaria de Estado de Cultura e Turismo de Minas Gerais (Secult-MG) / Agência Minas, 2024). At or above 45: grade 4/4. Source
• Largest foreign market: 16.6 % of international arrivals or nights (Ministério do Turismo / FIPE - Caracterização e Dimensionamento do Turismo Internacional no Brasil (2013-2017), 2017). Between 15 and 20: grade 3/4. Source
• Recovery against 2019: not measured yet
• Average length of stay: 4.5 nights per visitor (Belotur / Observatório do Turismo de Belo Horizonte (reported by Estado de Minas), 2024). At or above 3.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 62.8 % average annual occupancy (metro figure) (Secretaria de Estado de Cultura e Turismo de Minas Gerais (Secult-MG) / Agência Minas, Jan–Nov 2024). Between 55 and 65: grade 2/4. Source

Economy and jobs: 75

• Jobs in tourism industries: 3.1 % of employment in accommodation and food services (country figure) (World Economic Forum, TTDI 2026 (data: Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Research by World Travel & Tourism Council; Travel & Tourism by World Travel & Tourism Council), 2026). At or below 8: grade 4/4. Source
• Unemployment rate: 4.6 % of the labour force (IBGE - Pesquisa Nacional por Amostra de Domicílios Contínua (PNAD Contínua), Q4 2024). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Income per head: 20,748 GDP per capita, USD PPP (IBGE (PIB dos Municípios) and World Bank (WDI PPP conversion factor), 2023). Between 15,000 and 30,000: grade 1/4. Source
• Economic diversity: not measured yet

Climate and hazards: 65

• Extreme heat days: 1.4 days a year at or above 35°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4. Source
• Tropical nights: 21.8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). Between 10 and 30: grade 3/4. Source
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4. Source
• Wildfire and storm hazard: high (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 1/4. Source
• Country disaster risk: 4.7 INFORM Risk index, 0–10 (country figure) (INFORM Risk (European Commission JRC), INFORM Risk Mid 2026, 2026). Between 3.5 and 5: grade 2/4. Source

Water and environment: 75

• Water scarcity: very low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 4/4. Source
• Wastewater safely treated: 92.8 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte / Rádio Itatiaia, 2026). Between 85 and 95: grade 3/4. Source
• Municipal waste per resident: 277.4 kg per resident per year (Superintendência de Limpeza Urbana de Belo Horizonte (SLU), 2023). At or below 350: grade 4/4. Source
• Green space: 15 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte / Plano Municipal de Arborização Urbana (PMAU-BH) via Estado de Minas, 2024). Between 10 and 20: grade 1/4. Source

Community and housing: 75

• Tourism intensity: not measured yet
• Cruise pressure: not measured yet
• Rent growth: 7.5 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Fipe / DataZAP (reported via O TEMPO), 12 months to August 2026). Between 6 and 10: grade 2/4. Source
• Short-let density: 0.4 short-term rental listings per 100 dwellings (AirDNA & IBGE Censo Demográfico 2022, August 2026). At or below 0.5: grade 4/4. Source
• Resident support for tourism: not measured yet

Access and continuity: 50

• Access redundancy: 3 independent ways in: international airport, intercity rail, port, motorway (metro figure) (BH Airport; Vale S.A.; Departamento Nacional de Infraestrutura de Transportes (DNIT), 2024–2026). Between 3 and 4: grade 3/4. Source
• Air traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Rail share of intercity access: not measured yet
• Rail traffic recovery: not measured yet
• Largest airline group share: not measured yet
• Air route concentration: not measured yet
• Early warning and emergency plan: An updated city plan with public early warning for heat, flood or fire (Prefeitura de Belo Horizonte - Subsecretaria de Proteção e Defesa Civil, 2025–2026). Grade 3/4. Source
• Tourism crisis and recovery plan: No tourism crisis or recovery plan found (Empresa Municipal de Turismo de Belo Horizonte (Belotur), 2024–2026). Grade 0/4. Source
• Government effectiveness: 44.8 World Bank WGI percentile rank, 0–100 (country figure) (World Bank Worldwide Governance Indicators, 2025). Between 40 and 60: grade 2/4. Source
• Travel advisory: 2 stricter of the US and Canadian government advisory for the country, 1 (normal precautions) to 4 (do not travel) (country figure) (US State Department and Government of Canada travel advisories, 2026-09-29). Between 1 and 2: grade 3/4. Source
• Dedicated tourism funding: A promotion budget that depends each year on the general budget (Câmara Municipal de Belo Horizonte, Lei nº 10.823/2015 e Lei nº 11.801/2025, 2025). Grade 1/4. Source

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