Climate
Belo Horizonte logs 25 hot days a year to Boa Vista's 300 — Belo Horizonte wins by 275. Boa Vista also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 5.
Belo Horizonte
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Cost of Living
Belo Horizonte averages $1,274/mo for balanced living; Boa Vista has no cost baseline yet.
Belo Horizonte
$1,274monthly · balanced
Mobility
Belo Horizonte scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Boa Vista has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Belo Horizonte's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Boa Vista's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Belo Horizonte scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Boa Vista has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Belo Horizonte scores 1.5 on safety (0–5 scale); Boa Vista has no safety baseline.
Career
Belo Horizonte scores 3.0 on career (0–5 scale); Boa Vista has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Belo Horizonte scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Boa Vista has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Belo Horizonte scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Boa Vista has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Belo Horizonte scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Boa Vista has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Belo Horizonte scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Boa Vista has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Belo Horizonte averages 14.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Boa Vista's 18.7 µg/m³ (sensitive-groups) — Belo Horizonte breathes ~23% cleaner air (4.3 µg/m³ lower).
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City Scale
Both maps at the same real-world scale — 1 cm on either map is the same distance.
Belo Horizonte (4.4M) and Boa Vista (344K) are 13x in population — Belo Horizonte is the larger metro, Boa Vista the smaller; on land area Belo Horizonte spans roughly 7.4x more ground.
Belo Horizonte is roughly 9.7x the scale of Boa Vista
Combined population & area comparison
Belo HorizonteBoa VistaCity Scale Rankings
Belo Horizonte4.4M13xBoa Vista344K1xBelo Horizonte609 km²7.4xBoa Vista82 km²1xBelo Horizonte
Boa Vista
Who Thrives Here
Belo Horizonte is the stronger fit for the escaping weather. Both cities work well for the winter escapist.
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