Belo Horizonte vs Curitiba

Belo Horizonte leads Curitiba by 2 points on the CIRA Index, 71 to 69. Belo Horizonte grades better on 4 measures, Curitiba on 4; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Belo Horizonte 71, Curitiba 69
• OECD: Belo Horizonte 67, Curitiba 67
• UN Tourism: Belo Horizonte 71, Curitiba 70
• UNDRR: Belo Horizonte 53, Curitiba 54

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Belo Horizonte 75, Curitiba 65
• Economy and jobs: Belo Horizonte 75, Curitiba 75
• Climate and hazards: Belo Horizonte 65, Curitiba 75
• Water and environment: Belo Horizonte 75, Curitiba 81
• Community and housing: Belo Horizonte 75, Curitiba 69
• Access and continuity: Belo Horizonte 50, Curitiba 46

Where Belo Horizonte is stronger

• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.

Where Curitiba is stronger

• Hotel bed or room occupancy: 70 % average annual occupancy (Curitiba e Região Convention & Visitors Bureau (CCVB) / Bem Paraná, 2024). Between 65 and 75: grade 3/4.
• Tropical nights: 7.4 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.
• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Green space: 34 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (Husqvarna Urban Green Space Index (HUGSI), 2023). Between 30 and 40: grade 3/4.

Country context (World Economic Forum)

• Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026
• Brazil: #32 of 110 in the WEF Travel & Tourism Development Index 2026

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