MG · Southeast
Population: 652,973 (IBGE estimate 2026)
Machine translation of the Portuguese Wikipedia article (November 2026 version).
Contagem is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, in the Southeast Region of the country. It belongs to the Belo Horizonte Metropolitan Region and is the third most populous municipality in the state, with 621,865 inhabitants recorded in the 2022 census.
Over time, the geographic boundaries of the municipality have been lost due to its horizontal growth toward the capital, resulting in intense conurbation with Belo Horizonte. Contagem is part of Greater BH and is one of the most important municipalities in this urban agglomeration, mainly because of its large industrial park. Its road system, planned to handle an intense flow of vehicles and cargo, is served by the country's main highways: BR-381 (Fernão Dias, access to São Paulo), BR-262 (access to Vitória and the Triângulo Mineiro) and BR-040 (access to Brasília and Rio de Janeiro). Cargo transport is also carried out by an important local railway, the Garças to Belo Horizonte Line (access to Belo Horizonte, Divinópolis and Iguatama), part of the former Western Minas Railroad.
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Well-known places within 50 km of the city center, closest first. Source: Wikidata (public domain).
0 to 100, compared with Brazilian municipalities of 100,000+ residents (rent: compared among the 36 cities with rent data).
MG average (36 cities): 86 · All 338 cities: 76
Intentional violent deaths per 100k (police records)
14.7 per 100k residents
Source: Ministério da Justiça – Sinesp VDE (ocorrências por município) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Personal safety (SPI)
67.81 score 0–100
Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Rent data (FipeZAP) covers 36 cities. Here the cost topic counts as average (50) in the score.
MG average (36 cities): 33 · All 338 cities: 34
Formal jobs per 1,000 residents
345.98 per 1,000 residents
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
Average monthly wage of formal jobs (BRL)
3,322.44 BRL/month
Source: IBGE – Cadastro Central de Empresas (Cempre) · Reference: 2024 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 37 · All 338 cities: 34
Hospital beds per 1,000
0.89 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
Doctors per 1,000
1.66 per 1,000 residents
Source: CNES / DATASUS (TabNet) · Reference: Sep 2026 · License: Public data
MG average (36 cities): 64 · All 338 cities: 54
Ideb – late grades (9th grade), public schools
5 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
Ideb – early grades (5th grade), public schools
6 score 0–10
Source: INEP – Índice de Desenvolvimento da Educação Básica (Ideb) · Reference: 2025 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 72 · All 338 cities: 65
Fixed broadband per 100 homes
32 per 100 households
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Home connections at 100 Mbps or faster (%)
97.73 %
Source: Anatel – Acessos de Banda Larga Fixa · Reference: Aug 2026 · License: Open data
MG average (36 cities): 54 · All 338 cities: 60
Distance to intl. airport (km)
35.13 km
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
International departures within 100 km
1,467 departures in 12 months
Source: ANAC – Voo Regular Ativo e Aeródromos · Reference: Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · License: Open data
Nearest international airport
Tancredo Neves (SBCF), 35 km in a straight line · 1,467 international departures in 12 months
score 0–100 · Source: Índice de Progresso Social Brasil · Reference: SPI Brazil 2026 (2024 data) · License: CC BY 4.0 (report)
Mild Average temperature: 21.8 °C (Average temperature below 22 °C (72 °F))
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. high (°C) | 29.7 | 30.4 | 30.0 | 29.0 | 27.2 | 26.1 | 26.3 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 29.9 | 29.6 | 29.2 |
| Avg. low (°C) | 18.1 | 17.6 | 17.6 | 15.5 | 12.7 | 10.1 | 9.7 | 11.4 | 14.4 | 16.1 | 17.1 | 17.9 |
| Rain (mm) | 286 | 165 | 175 | 68 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 13 | 53 | 122 | 205 | 350 |
Weather station Ibirite, 11 km away · climate normals 1981-2010 · Source: INMET Normais Climatológicas · License: Public data
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