Why Invest in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais (Brazil)

1. BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT IN
BELO HORIZONTE

3. GDP
US$ 26.2 bi
Similar to Paraguay and
Estonia
(2015)*
2.52 miInhabitants** (2017)
0,810
HIGH HDI
17%
of Minas Gerais GDP
*Dollar quotation – 2015 Yearly Average Currency Exchange Rates - US$ 1 = US $ 3.339
BELO HORIZONTE CITY
Source : FJP, IBGE**Estimate

4. GDP
US$ 57.4 bi**
Population larger than
Finland and Denmark
Similar to Luxembourg
and Uruguay
(2015)*
5.1 miInhabitants (2015)
0.799
HIGH HDI
(2015)
37%
of Minas Gerais GDP**
3rd LARGEST BRAZILIAN METROPOLITAN REGION
7TH LARGEST LATIN AMERICAN METROPOLITAN REGION
** Considers metropolitan region and metropolitan collar
METROPOLITAN REGION OF BELO HORIZONTE
*Dollar quotation – 2015 Yearly Average Currency Exchange Rates - US$ 1 = US $ 3.339
Source : FJP, IBGE, AtlasBrasil

5. BELO HORIZONTE BELO HORIZONTE, ONE OF THE
BEST CITIES TO LIVE AND INVEST
*100 Largest Brazilian Cities
Ranking /Delta ranking consulting
(2014 and 2015)
THE BEST
CAPITAL
OF THE
COUNTRY*

6. 0.810
0.805
0.799
BH SP RJ”
A Bloomberg article (04/29/2017)
defined Belo Horizonte as one of the
cities in the world that will be the
VERY HIGH HDI (2010)
“EPICENTER OF GLOBAL
GROWTH IN THE NEXT
FEW DECADES
BELO HORIZONTE BELO HORIZONTE, ONE OF THE
BEST CITIES TO LIVE AND INVEST
Source : Bloomberg, PNUD

7. LOWER COST
OF LIVING
The cost of living in Belo
Horizonte is 44% lower
than Rio de Janeiro and
36% lower than São Paulo
36%
BELO HORIZONTE BELO HORIZONTE, ONE OF THE
BEST CITIES TO LIVE AND INVEST
Source : Custodevida.com.br
44%
RJ SP

8. INFANT
MORTALITY
(2010) PER 1,000 LIVE BIRTHS
HEALTH
ESTABLISHMENTS
(2009) PER 100,000 INHABITANTS
DOCTORS
(2015) PER 1,000
INHABITANTS
BH 12.95 43 6.75
RJ 13.02 32 6.28
SP 13.15 21 4.65
BETTER
HEALTHCARE SYSTEM
Source : PNUD, IPEADATA, Brazil Medical Demography Survey
BELO HORIZONTE BELO HORIZONTE, ONE OF THE
BEST CITIES TO LIVE AND INVEST

9. BELO HORIZONTE SMART CITY
SMART PUBLIC LIGHTING
Pioneer of this technology in
Brazil
LED lamps communicate with each other,
allowing you to change the intensity of the
lighting and integrate the service with
other equipment.
Saving of 45%
Greater Private Public Participation
of this type in operation in Brazil
FIBER OPTIC NETWORKS
2009 – 52 km
Fiber optic coverage has increased by
more than 10 times in the last 7 years
2015 – 486 km
2016 – 671 km

10. BELO HORIZONTE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
6 OFFICIAL CONSULATES 36 HONORARY CONSULATES
16 CHAMBERS OF
INTERNATIONAL TRADE

11. BELO HORIZONTE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
THE AMERICAN
SCHOOL OF
BELO HORIZONTE
MAPLEBEAR
CANADIAN SCHOOL
FUNDAÇÃO TORINO
ITALIAN SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS

12. World, Latin America or Brazilian headquarters
(multinationals)
Brazilian multinational and the
largest car rental network in
Latin America
Largest construction
company in Latin
America
Brazilian headquarters and the
second largest car factory in the
world at MRBH
One of the most solid and
important groups in the
Brazilian electric energy
segment
Brazilian headquarters of the
Indian multinational, a global
leader in technology services
and consulting
The largest flat steel
producer in Latin
America
One of the main private
groups in Brazil's
electricity sector
Manufacturer of heavy duty
vehicles, trucks, buses and
utility vehicles.
World headquarters
Integrated producer of
Flat Stainless and
Electric Steels
The world's largest
steelmaker
World leader in the
manufacture of seamless
steel tubes
Brazilian Multinational, one of
the global leaders in the
market for refractory solutions
Security Spanish
Multinational
BELO HORIZONTE HEADQUARTERS

13. World, Latin America or Brazilian headquarters
(multinationals)
BELO HORIZONTE HEADQUARTERS
• Net Revenue 2016: R$ 4,4 billion – 1st half of 2017:
R$ 2,7 bi
Brazilian multinational and the largest car
rental network in Latin America.
It was born in Belo Horizonte in 1973 and in
2017 invested R$ 400 million in a new
headquarter on this city.
It is present in Brazil, Argentina, Chile,
Colombia, Equador, Paraguai and Uruguai.
• Employees: 7,8 thousand on Latin America
• 2 thousand on Headquarter in Belo
Horizonte
• Customers: 6,4 million
• Market Value: R$ 12,5 billion

14. World, Latin America or Brazilian headquarters
(multinationals)
BELO HORIZONTE HEADQUARTERS
• Productive Capacity: 800 thousand per yearBrazilian headquarters and the second
largest car factory in the world at MRBH.
Inaugurated in 1976 in Metropolitan Region
of Belo Horizonte.
• Leader in the Brazilian Market

15. World, Latin America or Brazilian headquarters
(multinationals)
BELO HORIZONTE HEADQUARTERS
The world's largest steelmaker
Headquarter in Belo Horizonte since 2007.
The Board and the Corporate Center is
settle here.
• 500 employees on headquarter office.

16. MAIN MULTINATIONALS IN BELO
HORIZONTE METROPOLITAN REGION

17. BELO HORIZONTE BUSINESS CONSULTING AND AUDITING
OFFICE PRESENCE OF THE BIG FOUR
Management consultancy based in
Belo Horizonte, was pioneer in the
introduction of business
management techniques in Brazil.
Has experience in more than 30
countries.
International management
consultancy, based in Belo
Horizonte, present in the FDC
ranking and mapped by the report
Source Global Research, British
institution of reference in
researches in the segment.

18. BELO HORIZONTE FINANCIAL SECTOR
HEADQUARTER OF IMPORTANT
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS IN BRAZIL
The country's only midsize retail
bank and offers diversified
products and services for both
individuals and corporate
entities.
The country's first 100% digital bank
and the only one to offer a fully tax-
free digital checking account
integrated with a complete financial
services platform.
With more than 85 years of
tradition, Banco BMG is today
one of the largest and most
important financial institutions in
the country.
One of the pioneer banks in the form
of consigned credit, through
agreements with states and
municipalities.
Bank belonging to the Seculus
group, broadly focused on the
retail sector.
One of the main players in Brazil in
the guarantee market.

20. THE BEST BUSINESS SCHOOL
OF LATIN AMERICA AMONG
THE TOP 15 IN THE WORLD
Executive Education Ranking – Open – 2017 – Financial Times
ENROLLMENTS IN
ENGINEERING COURSES
30,900
BELO HORIZONTE EDUCATION
THE CITY HAS
Source : INEP

21. BELO HORIZONTE EDUCATION
Enrollment in higher education
190,000 15,800
More than 50 higher education institutions
More than
Enrollment in technical
and professional courses
More than
postgraduate courses classified
as exceptional or excellent by the
national coordinating agency (CAPES)
114
Federal University
of Minas Gerais
One of the main private
universities in Brazil.
Largest Catholic
university in the world
Centennial institution, it is
the largest technological
teaching institution of
Minas Gerais
Source : INEP;CAPES

22. WORLDWIDE RECOGNIZED
LEADER AMONG THE RESEARCH
INSTITUTIONS IN THE DEPOSIT OF
PATENTS (PATENTS OF INVENTION)
BY RESIDENTS.
Source: National Institute of Industrial Property
THE BEST BRAZILIAN UNIVERSITY
IN TEACHING QUALITY
AMONG THE TOP 3 IN INNOVATION
Source: Folha de São Paulo University Ranking 2016
UNIVERSITY WITH MORE
APPLICATIONS IN THE BRAZILIAN
UNIFIED SYSTEM OF SELECTION
(2017)
AMONG THE TOP 10 UNIVERSITIES
IN LATIN AMERICA
Times Higher Education –
Latin America University Rankings 2016
NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
+ 33,000
ENROLLMENTSDEMAND
LEADER IN PATENTS
ONE OF THE TOP 400
UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD
2ND BEST RANKING IN BRAZIL/ ARWU RANKING / 2016
FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS

24. P7's mission is to connect companies
and talents to generate innovative
and sustainable business.
Provide articulation among entrepreneurs, companies, startups,
collectives and investment funds interested in leveraging their
innovative initiatives.
Provide a vibrant environment with strong institutional
connections that generate density and value, promoting the
meeting and development of these businesses.
CREATIVITY
CONNECTION
INNOVATION
MARKET
THE MEETING POINT
OF CREATIVE AND
INNOVATIVE BUSINESS.

25. VIBRANT AN DIVERSIFIED ECOSYSTEM IN BELO HORIZONTE
BUY CENTER
IT COMPANIES
(EACH10)
ARCHITECTURE AND
DESIGN
MEDIA
THEATERS
STARTUPS
(EACH10)
CONSULATES AND
INTERNATIONAL
REPRESENTATIONS
LARGE COMPANIES
HOSPITALS AND CLINICS
FASHION
MUSEUMS
104
CULTURE
BELO HORIZONTE CREATIVE ECONOMY ECOSSYSTEM

26. ONE OF THE MAIN STARTUPS COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL,
WITH MORE THAN 250 MULTISECTOR STARTUPS.
Startups community
in Brazil
THE BEST
Spark Awards (2014/2015)
100 OPEN STARTUPS
Brazil Ranking 2017
3 of the top 10 were
from Minas Gerais

27. 8 ACCELERATORS
2 INCUBATORS
36 DIGITAL
AGENCIES
258 STARTUPS
5 INVESTORS 11
COWORKINGS
ONE OF THE MAIN STARTUPS COMMUNITIES IN BRAZIL,
WITH MORE THAN 250 MULTISECTOR STARTUPS.

28. THE BEST PLACE TO INNOVATION
BUSINESS IN BELO HORIZONTE
Some of the companies that have already settled in the park

29. Private Nonprofit Civil Association, with scientific,
technological, educational and cultural matters1
A condo that houses companies dedicated to
research and that produce new technologies. It
also houses public and private centers for
research and development.
2
Next to the UFMG´s Campus, which facilitates
the interaction between business and academy.
It´s about 20 minutes from downtown, 40
minutes from International Airport and 10
minutes from Pampulha Airport.
3 EXPANSION
PROJECT

30. ACCELERATORS

31. STARTUP ACCELERATION PROGRAM
Pioneer Initiative
Connecting startups
Among the Industry Federations in Brazil, embracing new
impact business and enabling the acceleration of all of them
To partners, potential customers and the traditional marketplace
to turn ideas into business that deliver value to society
100 STARTUPS
First phase of the project
ACCELERATORS

33. THE ONLY GOOGLE R&D
CENTER IN LATIN AMERICA
200 highly qualified engineers.
One of the three company
centers in the world with access
to the search algorithm.

34. ONE OF THE MAIN LATIN AMERICA
CLUSTERS OF LIFE SCIENCES
+310
COMPANIES
+4100
JOBS IN THE SECTOR
Centenary research center, responsible for creating
new drugs, vaccines and diagnostic methods.
Local research institution linked to the state government
of Minas Gerais that promotes public health research.
Main producer of cardiac biological valves, exported to 130 countries.
Of the total produced in Brazil, 90% is destined for export. The
company is also a leader in the supply of heart valves within Brazil.
Sources : RAIS/MTE

35. TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
CENTER – SENAI/FIEMG
Composed by a group of Institutes of
Innovation and Institutes of Technology
focused on industrial competitiveness
Food & Beverage Automotive Surface Engineering
Environment Metal Mechanic Metallurgy and special alloys
Mineral Processing
Chemistry Metrology

36. PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT
TECHNOLOGICAL PLAYERS
IN THE COUNTRY
Food & Beverage Automotive Surface Engineering
Environment Metal Mechanic Metallurgy and special alloys
Mineral Processing
Chemistry Metrology

37. ENGINEERING AND
TECHNOLOGY CENTER
First R&D Center of the company outside SP
200 highly qualified engineers.

38. Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnics branch focused
on applied research, founded in 2006 in Belo Horizonte
Two research fronts:
Ceramic Microsystems and Organic Electronics.
First reference center in the country and one of
the world's first on applied research, rapid
prototyping and manufacturing of products with
printed organic electronics.
In circuits and ceramic microsystems is the only
of the Americas with a nonmilitary focus.
INNOVATION AT THE WORLD
TECHNOLOGICAL FRONTIER
CSEM´S SPIN OFF
The world's largest infrastructure for the production of
organic photovoltaic films, known as OPV (Organic
Photovoltaic)

39. INCT´S - National Institutes of Science and Technology
It mobilizes and aggregates, in an articulated way, the best research groups in frontier
areas of science and in strategic areas for the sustainable development of the country
HEALTH NANOTECHNOLOGY AGRARIAN
ENVIRONMENT ENGINEERING
AND IT
BELO HORIZONTE HOUSE 7 INCTS IN THE SIX FOLLOWING AREAS:

40. UFMG´S Department
of Computer Science
Accredited as EMBRAPII Unit (Brazilian company of industrial
research and innovation) to work in the area of Software for
Cyber-Physical Systems.
Historically among the Brazilian TOP 3 computer science
courses.
Origin of Akwan, a company that was later bought by
Google, becoming one of the company's R & D center.

41. AERONAUTIC STUDIES
CENTER - CEA
10 prototypes completely developed by the CEA
2nd Embraer workforce provider
2015 - The “Anequim”, aircraft designed by CEA,
broke five world speed records*.
First Brazilian airline with primary structure made
entirely of carbon fiber.
*Speed over 3 km with restricted altitude, Speed over 15km, Speed over 100 km closed course, Speed over 500 km closed course,Time to climb up to 3000m.

42. MOBILITY TECHNOLOGY
CENTER (CTM)
Achievement of advanced studies in fuels,
combustion, engines and vehicles
Unique in Brazil to have the entire cycle of
integrated fuel studies
Technical-scientific cooperation between FCA
and CTM in the field of engineering of engines
12 high-tech laboratories for mobility R, D & I

43. CDTN
Nuclear Technology
Development Center
It works in research and development,
teaching (postgraduate) and rendering of
services in the nuclear area and related areas.
The main activities of the Center today involve
the areas of nuclear technology, minerals and
materials, health and the environment.

45. UNESCO
WORLD HERITAGES
PAMPULHA MODERN
ENSEMBLE
The Pampulha Modern Ensemble was the center of
a visionary garden city project created in 1940 at
Belo Horizonte, the capital of Minas Gerais State

46. PRAÇA DA LIBERDADE
CULTURAL CIRCUIT
Housed in a historic area of Belo Horizonte (MG)
Consecrated as the largest integrated set of culture in
the country, with twelve museums and cultural spaces

47. MINAS GERAIS
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Twice elected the best erudite group in Brazil
SALA MINAS GERAIS
Space with high technology, conceived by
professional world reference in acoustics.
BELO HORIZONTE IS PART OF THE WORLD
CALENDAR OF ERUDITE MUSIC

48. INHOTIM
One of the most important
contemporary art collection in Brazil
LARGEST OPEN SPACE ART
CENTER IN LATIN AMERICA
IN 2014, THE MUSEUM WAS VOTED BY TRIPADVISOR, THE ONE
OF THE 25 BEST MUSEUMS IN THE WORLD RATED BY USERS
60 km from Belo Horizonte

49. BELO HORIZONTE:
BRAZILIAN CAPITAL OF THE BARS
Belo Horizonte is the city with the highest
number of bars and restaurants per capita in Brazil
Approximately 12 thousand establishments

50. BELO HORIZONTE STRATEGIC LOCATION
Belo Horizonte
(MG)
Lisboa
Miami
Panama City
Buenos Aires
(Argentina)
58%
ABOUT AN HOUR'S FLIGHT FROM
OF BRAZIL'S GDP
(RJ, SP, MG and DF)
Orlando
Source : IBGE
THE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT OF BELO HORIZONTE, WAS
ELECTED THE MOST PUNCTUAL OF BRAZIL IN THE SURVEY
PUNCTUALITY LEAGUE 2018 OF THE OAG
Among medium-sized airports is the 4th most punctual in the world

51. MINAS GERAIS A partner to support your
investment in Minas Gerais
Location
Incentives
Partnerships
Legal Issues
Partnership
in municipality
and Industry
Association
Support in Tax and
Funding Issues,
Labor,
Environment
Issues
Site Visit
Greenfield
M&A
Brownfield
$
Investor
Stratetgic
Information
Business
Facilitation

52. MINAS GERAIS A partner to support your
investment in Minas Gerais
FIEMG HAS A
DEDICATED TEAM
TO SUPPORT THE
INVESTOR