2027 Women's World Cup guide · host city 03 of 08 Belo Horizonte
Eight matches at the Mineirao, one of them a quarter-final. A compact city with the driest weather of the eight, and a bar culture that is the actual reason people come back.
Savassi
Neighbourhood 01 of 06The obvious base and the right one: bars on every corner, walkable at night, and the best supply of hotels in the city. Everything in this guide is a short ride from here.
Hotel 01Radisson Blu Belo Horizonte, Savassi
Hotel 02Hotel Boulevard
Hotel 03Ibis Budget BH
From Savassi to the stadium. There is no useful rail link to this stadium: the nearest station is 3.96 km away. Match day means bus, taxi or a ride, and this guide would rather say so than draw a connection that does not exist. Photography slots are reserved: no stock imagery.
It essentially
does not rain
One per cent of days. In ten years of records for this window, Belo Horizonte is the driest host city alongside Brasília. The catch is the swing: 24.1 C by day, 13.2 C at night, and a record of 8.5 C. Dress in layers you can take off.
This is climatology, not a forecast: 2015-2024 averages for the 2027-06-24 a 2027-07-25 window. Source: Open-Meteo (ERA5), CC BY 4.0.
Flights into Belo Horizonte
Direct routes surveyed by hand, not from an airline feed. Airlines change schedules: confirm before you book.
What the city sounds like
Playlists picked by guests of the newsroom. Press play before you land.
Travel tips
Videos our newsroom watched and would send to a friend flying in for the first time.
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Brazilian Food You NEED to Try Before Visiting Brazil - Part 1What to order at the counter without pointing at the pictureAlô Alô Português 
50 Must-Know Survival Phrases for Brazil TravelFifty phrases that get you through the taxi, the hotel and the stadiumLearn Portuguese with PortuguesePod101.comThe 5 neighbourhoods, place by place
Savassi
The obvious base and the right one: bars on every corner, walkable at night, and the best supply of hotels in the city. Everything in this guide is a short ride from here.
Where to stay: Radisson Blu Belo Horizonte, Savassi, Hotel Boulevard, Ibis Budget BH
Eat: Dona Lucinha, Birosca, Taste-Vin
Bar and boteco: Moema Bar e Cozinha, Redentor, Tizé Bar e Butequim
Café and bakery: Santíssimo Pão, Mr. Black Café, Café 3 Corações, Tentação Lanches
See: Museu da Imagem e do Som, Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem
Centro
Cheaper than Savassi and closer to the market, which is the reason to come to Belo Horizonte in the first place. It empties after office hours, so pick this if you plan your evenings elsewhere.
Where to stay: Sul América Palace Hotel, Hotel Financial, Ibis Budget Minascentro
Eat: Cozinha Tupis, Cantina do Lucas, Birosca, Taste-Vin
Bar and boteco: Bar da Lora, Botequim Sapucaí
Café and bakery: Mr. Black Café, Café 104, Café Nice, Padaria A Nova Capital
See: Obelisco da Praça 7 de Setembro, Museu da Imagem e do Som, Centro de Arte Contemporânea e Fotografia, Parque Municipal Américo Renné Giannetti
Lourdes
Next door to Savassi and a step quieter, with the city's better restaurants and no student noise. For travellers who want the bars nearby but not underneath the window.
Where to stay: Mercure, Royal Golden Hotel, ibis Belo Horizonte Liberdade
Eat: Birosca, Taste-Vin, Cantina do Lucas, Cozinha Tupis, Dona Lucinha
Bar and boteco: Tizé Bar e Butequim, Moema Bar e Cozinha, Redentor, Bar da Lora
Café and bakery: Mr. Black Café, Café 3 Corações, Tentação Lanches, Empório Vila Árabe
See: Museu da Imagem e do Som, Parque Municipal Américo Renné Giannetti, Mercado Central - Belo Horizonte, Nossa Senhora da Boa Viagem
Santa Tereza
The bohemian one, on the other side of the centre, where the bar culture actually comes from. Fewer beds, more character, and a bus ride to everything else.
Café and bakery: Bom Pão 2, Padaria Café da Manhã, Tia Eliana, Café da manha
See: Clube da Esquina
Pampulha
At the stadium gate, around the lake and the Niemeyer buildings. You trade the bars for the walk to the Mineirão, and on match day that trade looks very good.
Where to stay: Pampulha Lieu Apart Hotel, San Diego Concept Pampulha, Stop Inn Pampulha
See: Museu Brasileiro do Futebol, Museu de Arte da Pampulha, Mirante Kubitschek, Mirante Oscar Niemeyer