Car hire Belo Horizonte Domestic Airport

Tancredo Neves Airport may have displaced

Pampulha-Carlos Drummond de Andrade Airport as Belo Horizonte's busiest airport. However, the latter airport is far closer to Brazil's third-biggest city. Car rental in Belo Horizante Airport Pampulha is the best way to cover the five miles between the airport and the city. This primarily domestic airport serves around 760,000 passengers a year.

Belo Horizante Airport Pampulha facilities

This airport was the only one in Belo Horizante for several decades and remains a busy domestic hub offering flights throughout Brazil to this day. All flights entering or leaving this airport hold a maximum of 50 passengers. Passengers have a choice of three dealerships where they are able to compare car hire as well as six banks. The airport includes a lost and found department.

Belo Horizante Airport Pampulha excursions

Belo Horizonte's southern side is the best place to enjoy the magnificent mountain vistas after which this planned city was named. Nine galleries of modern art and a spacious botanic park are found at Centro de Arte Contemporanea Inhotim. Ouro Preto, a well-preserved UNESCO World Heritage site and mining community, is just one of five interesting colonial towns within easy reach with car hire in Belo Horizante Airport Pampulha.

Best time to visit

The main differences between Belo Horizonte's warm summers, from December to February, and mild winters, from June to August, are the early morning fog and the frequent rainfalls summer brings. April to September is usually drier and cooler than the more humid months from October to March. Bela Horizonte's climate remains fairly consistent throughout the year because of the city's high altitude.

Car rental in Belo Horizante Airport Pampulha

Few cities in Brazil are as easy to drive in as Belo Horizonte, whose streets are meticulously planned and lined with trees. The biggest risk is venturing away from major streets after dark. Drivers can travel to São Paulo along the BR-381 or head to Brasília or Rio de Janeiro along the BR-040. Minas Gerais, the state including Horizonte, boasts Brazil's most intricate federal motorway network.