How far is Belo Horizonte from the sea?
Belo Horizonte lies well inland, 317 km (197 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
To the coast
317 km
197 miles · straight line
Nearest land border
1,163 km
with Paraguay
Setting
Far inland
44th farthest from the sea of 182 cities
Belo HorizonteNearest point on the coast
How far are you from the sea?
Measure from where you are standing. On a phone this uses GPS, so the answer is for your exact spot, not the city centre.
Belo Horizonte at a glance
- Coordinates
- 19.9208° S, 43.9378° W
- Region
- Minas Gerais, Brazil
- Distance to the coast
- 317 km (197 miles), in a straight line
- Nearest point on the coast
- 22.6679° S, 43.0889° W
- Nearest land border
- 1,163 km (722 miles), with Paraguay
- Among Brazil's cities
- The farthest from the sea of the 4 cities measured
Nearby cities and the coast
| City | Country | To the coast |
|---|---|---|
| Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| São Paulo | Brazil | 51 km (32 miles) |
| Salvador | Brazil | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Buenos Aires | Argentina | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Córdoba | Argentina | 624 km (388 miles) |
| Santiago | Chile | 89 km (55 miles) |
Questions
How far is Belo Horizonte from the sea?
Belo Horizonte lies well inland, 317 km (197 miles) from the nearest coastline in a straight line.
Is that the driving distance?
No. 317 km (197 miles) is the straight-line distance from the city centre to the nearest point on the shore. The drive to a beach is longer, often much longer, and depends on the roads.
How far is Belo Horizonte from the nearest border?
Belo Horizonte is 1,163 km (722 miles) from the nearest land border, with Paraguay, in a straight line.
Where in Belo Horizonte is this measured from?
From the city's centre point (19.9208° S, 43.9378° W). A large city spreads out, so some neighbourhoods are closer to the sea than this and some farther. For an exact figure from where you are, use your own location.
Measured by MapGO on October 8, 2026 with the same coastline data as the distance to coastline calculator. All distances are straight lines over the Earth's surface.