Belo Horizonte vs Manaus

Belo Horizonte leads Manaus by 10 points on the CIRA Index, 71 to 61. Belo Horizonte grades better on 8 measures, Manaus on 3; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Belo Horizonte 71, Manaus 61
• OECD: Belo Horizonte 67, Manaus 57
• UN Tourism: Belo Horizonte 71, Manaus 62
• UNDRR: Belo Horizonte 53, Manaus 42

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Belo Horizonte 75, Manaus 70
• Economy and jobs: Belo Horizonte 75, Manaus 58
• Climate and hazards: Belo Horizonte 65, Manaus 35
• Water and environment: Belo Horizonte 75, Manaus 63
• Community and housing: Belo Horizonte 75, Manaus 92
• Access and continuity: Belo Horizonte 50, Manaus 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Flood hazard: low (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 3/4.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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 Manaus is stronger

• Wildfire and storm hazard: medium (region figure) (World Bank GFDRR ThinkHazard, current (retrieved 2026)). Grade 2/4.
• Green space: 41.7 % of the urban area that is green or tree-covered (InfoAmazonia / USGS Landsat analysis, 2024). At or above 40: grade 4/4.
• Rent growth: 5.6 % change in rents over the last 12 months (Fipe (Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas) / Índice FipeZAP de Locação Residencial, June 2025–May 2026). Between 3 and 6: 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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