Editing Belo Horizonte (section)

==Transport==
[[File:3 - Aeroporto Internacional de BH - Foto Aérea.jpg|thumb|[[Tancredo Neves International Airport|Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport]].]]
[[File:Vista Corredor MOVE Antonio Carlos.jpg|thumb|[[Bus rapid transit|BRT]].]]
[[File:Trem_da_CBTU_Belo_Horizonte_Série_1000.jpg|thumb|[[Belo Horizonte Metro]].]]
[[File:Avenida Afonso Pena, 2013.jpg|thumb|Afonso Pena Avenue.]]

===Airports===
Belo Horizonte is served by two airports:
*[[Tancredo Neves International Airport|Tancredo Neves/Confins International Airport]], dedicated to domestic and international traffic. It is located in the municipalities of [[Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais|Lagoa Santa]] and [[Confins]], {{convert|38|km|mi}} from Belo Horizonte, and was opened in January 1984. Plans for gradual expansion to meet growing demand had been already drawn up from the airport's inception. The airport has one of the lowest rates of shutdown for bad weather in the country. It ran at limited capacity until 2005, when a large proportion of Pampulha Airport air traffic was transferred to Confins. There are direct international flights to/from [[Buenos Aires]], [[Fort Lauderdale]], Lisbon, [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]], Panama City, and [[Santiago]];
*[[Belo Horizonte/Pampulha - Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport|Pampulha – Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport]], dedicated to general aviation.

===Highways===

[[File:Rodovia em Belo Horizonte.jpg|thumb|[[BR-356]] in front of Ponteio Lar Shopping.]]

The city is connected to the rest of Minas Gerais state and the country by a number of roadways. [[Minas Gerais]] has the country's largest federal highway network.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/interna/0,,OI1422832-EI306,00.html|title=Tempo bom e trânsito lento marcam volta de feriado|publisher=Terra|location=Belo Horizonte, Brazil|format=PDF|isbn=978-85-240-3919-5|access-date=2007-02-22|year=2007|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070307014129/http://noticias.terra.com.br/brasil/interna/0%2C%2COI1422832-EI306%2C00.html|archive-date=March 7, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Brazilian Highway System#BR-040|BR-040]] connects Belo Horizonte to [[Rio de Janeiro]] (going south) and [[Brasília]] (going northwest). It also links other cities in the state, such as [[Juiz de Fora]], [[Conselheiro Lafaiete]], [[Barbacena]], [[Sete Lagoas]], and [[Paracatu, Minas Gerais|Paracatu]].
* [[BR-262]] begins in [[Mato Grosso do Sul]] and ends in [[Espírito Santo]], crossing [[Minas Gerais]] from west to east. It links Belo Horizonte to [[Pará de Minas]], [[Araxá]], [[Manhuaçu]], [[Uberaba]], [[Governador Valadares]], and [[Vitória, Brazil|Vitória]], the capital of [[Espírito Santo]] state.
* [[Rodovia Fernão Dias|BR-381]] is an important federal highway. It connects Belo Horizonte to [[São Paulo]].
* [[MG-010]] is a state highway that connects the capital to the [[Tancredo Neves International Airport]], itself located in the municipalities of Confins and Lagoa Santa, which are part of the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte. Starting in 2005, several flights were transferred from the [[Pampulha Regional Airport]] to the international airport. To improve access to the international airport, MG-010 is being expanded (effectively duplicating its lanes).<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.linhaverde.mg.gov.br/|title=Linha Verde|publisher=Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais|location=Belo Horizonte, Brazil|format=PDF|isbn=978-85-240-3919-5|access-date=2007-01-30|year=2007|language=pt|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070125231316/http://www.linhaverde.mg.gov.br/|archive-date=January 25, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The city is also served by other minor roads such as state highways MG-020, MG-050, MG-030, and MG-433. There is also an East-West Express Way, which goes from the city to the nearby industrial centres of [[Contagem]] and [[Betim]] (together having a population of ca. 900,000), and Anel Rodoviário, a kind of "beltway" – indeed it is not circumferential, but connects many highways, such as the federal (BR-ones) so it is not necessary for a large number of cars and trucks to pass through the city centre. Many of these roads are in poor condition, but in the last years many revitalization and rebuilding projects have been started.

===Bus system===
The bus system has a large number of bus lines going through all parts in the city, and is administered by ''BHTRANS''. Among the upcoming projects are the expansion of the integration between bus lines and the [[rapid transit|metro]], with integrated stations, many already in use. And the construction of bus corridors, with lanes and bus stops exclusively for the bus lines. Keeping buses from traffic congestions, making the trips more viable for commuters.

===Railways===
[[Belo Horizonte Metro]] or MetroBH started operating at the end of the 1970s. There is one line, with 19 stations, from Vilarinho to Eldorado Station, in [[Contagem]], transporting over 160,000 people daily. The current projects of expansion include Line 2, linking the existing Calafate Station to the region of Barreiro. And Line 3, from the city's main bus terminal to São Inácio de Loyola, [[Savassi]] economical district. Line 2 is planned to be overground (similar to the current line) and Line 3 is planned to be underground, passing through the city's financial centre, Praça Sete and Afonso Pena Avenue. Also, Line 1 is planned to be extended to Novo Eldorado Station.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metrominas.mg.gov.br/ |title=Metrominas – Trem Metropolitano de Belo Horizonte |website=Metrominas.mg.gov.br |access-date=2012-11-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130401083953/http://www.metrominas.mg.gov.br/ |archive-date=April 1, 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

For long distance, Belo Horizonte is served by the [[Vitória-Minas Railway]]. There are daily passenger trips connecting Belo Horizonte to [[Cariacica]], in the metropolitan region of [[Vitória, Espírito Santo]]. On its route, the railway also connects Belo Horizonte to several locations on Eastern Minas Gerais, such as [[Governador Valadares]], [[João Monlevade]] and the cities of the [[Vale do Aço Metropolitan Region]].

===Belo Horizonte Public Transportation statistics===
The average amount of time people spend commuting with public transit in Belo Horizonte, for example to and from work, on a weekday is 85 min. 26% of public transit riders, ride for more than 2 hours every day. The average amount of time people wait at a stop or station for public transit is 23 min, while 50% of riders wait for over 20 minutes on average every day. The average distance people usually ride in a single trip with public transit is 8.7&nbsp;km, while 19% travel for over 12&nbsp;km in a single direction.<ref>{{cite web|title=Belo Horizonte Public Transportation Statistics|publisher=Global Public Transit Index by Moovit|url=https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Brazil_Belo_Horizonte-843|access-date=June 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901063012/https://moovitapp.com/insights/en/Moovit_Insights_Public_Transit_Index_Brazil_Belo_Horizonte-843|archive-date=September 1, 2017|url-status=dead}} [[File:CC-BY icon.svg|50px]] Material was copied from this source, which is available under a [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171016050101/https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |date=October 16, 2017 }}</ref>