Climate
Belo Horizonte logs 25 hot days a year to Fortaleza's 144 — Belo Horizonte wins by 119. Fortaleza also leads on outdoor-dinner months by 5.
Belo Horizonte
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Fortaleza
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Cost of Living
Belo Horizonte averages $1,274/mo for balanced living; Fortaleza has no cost baseline yet.
Belo Horizonte
$1,274monthly · balanced
Mobility
Belo Horizonte scores 2.6 on mobility (0–5 scale); Fortaleza has no mobility baseline.
Culture
Belo Horizonte's culture score of 3.5 sits well above Fortaleza's 0.0.
Nature & Outdoors
Belo Horizonte scores 3.8 on nature & outdoors (0–5 scale); Fortaleza has no nature & outdoors baseline.
Safety
Belo Horizonte scores 1.5 on safety (0–5 scale); Fortaleza has no safety baseline.
Career
Belo Horizonte scores 3.0 on career (0–5 scale); Fortaleza has no career baseline.
Social & Community
Belo Horizonte scores 3.1 on social & community (0–5 scale); Fortaleza has no social & community baseline.
Food & Dining
Belo Horizonte scores 3.2 on food & dining (0–5 scale); Fortaleza has no food & dining baseline.
Family
Belo Horizonte scores 3.2 on family (0–5 scale); Fortaleza has no family baseline.
Healthcare
Belo Horizonte scores 2.7 on healthcare (0–5 scale); Fortaleza has no healthcare baseline.
Air Quality
Belo Horizonte averages 14.4 µg/m³ (moderate) PM2.5 annually versus Fortaleza's 10.9 µg/m³ (moderate) — Fortaleza breathes ~24% cleaner air (3.5 µg/m³ lower).
Belo Horizonte
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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 Fortaleza (3.3M) are 1.3x in population — Belo Horizonte is the larger metro, Fortaleza the smaller; on land area Belo Horizonte spans roughly 1.5x more ground.
Belo Horizonte is roughly 1.4x the scale of Fortaleza
Combined population & area comparison
Belo HorizonteFortalezaCity Scale Rankings
Belo Horizonte4.4M1.3xFortaleza3.3M1xBelo Horizonte609 km²1.5xFortaleza413 km²1xBelo Horizonte
Fortaleza
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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