Belo Horizonte relocation guide
Healthcare in Belo Horizonte
Find routine care for the actual address. Keep urgent contacts and continuing treatment beside the housing decision.
- Routine unit lookup
- 156
- Use the complete residential address.
- UPA Centro-Sul
- +55 31 3238 5900
- Santa Efigênia, municipal directory.
- Ambulance
- 192
- Emergency contact.
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The short answer
Belo Horizonte gives newcomers a clear starting point for public care. The city explains how to find the reference health center and accepts a passport as identification. Routine appointments and urgent care follow different routes. Before moving, arrange records, medication and language help with the receiving service. A published contact does not promise a particular clinician or appointment.
- Routine care follows the residential address.
- The city explicitly accepts a passport as health identification.
- UPAs operate 24 hours and triage by urgency.
- Check ongoing treatment and private-plan coverage separately.
Our take
Find the reference health center
The municipal FAQ directs residents to telephone 156 or BHMap with the complete address to identify their reference health center. Bring official identification, address proof and any CNS and CPF you have. A passport is explicitly accepted as identification. The city describes a handwritten address declaration when ordinary proof is unavailable.1
Ask the reference team how to continue prescriptions, chronic care, vaccination or referrals. Keep medicine names and records ready in Portuguese. Acute care and routine follow-up can use different arrangements, so confirm the receiving service rather than assuming every unit offers the same appointment.1,
Save selected UPA contacts
| Service | Published address | Telephone |
|---|---|---|
| UPA Centro-Sul | Rua Domingos Vieira 488, Santa Efigênia | +55 31 3238 5900 |
| UPA Pampulha | Avenida Santa Terezinha 515, Santa Terezinha | +55 31 3277 8441 |
| UPA Oeste | Rua Santa Cruz 137, Alto Barroca | +55 31 3277 7044 |
Use 192 for an ambulance in an emergency. Save the exact home address and a trusted contact. The UPAs prioritize more urgent cases; a routine-care need is better arranged through the reference team.2,
Keep the right and the registration separate
Brazil's Ministry of Health identifies migrant access to SUS regardless of nationality or migration status. The local address and document process helps organize routine care. A missing CPF or address bill should prompt a question about the accepted route rather than an assumption of exclusion.1,
The city usually lists health-center hours of 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., with some operating 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Ask the actual unit about its day, appointment and service. Those hours are different from 24-hour UPA operation.1,
Check the treatment before paying
For a private plan, check ANS registration, the actual provider network, the receiving hospital and the contract's waiting periods. Confirm your treatment, medicines, language arrangement and authorization process. An insurer name alone does not settle local access.6,
Read where to live, family life, retirement and moving checklist with the actual care route in mind.1,
Questions people ask
How do I find my reference health center?
The city directs residents to 156 or BHMap with the complete home address. Confirm the routine arrangement with the unit.
Does the local health FAQ accept a passport?
Yes. It explicitly lists a passport among accepted identification documents.
What if I do not have an ordinary address bill?
The municipal FAQ describes a handwritten address declaration on the provided form. Ask the reference center how to complete it.
Do the UPA contacts promise a particular treatment or waiting time?
No. UPAs triage by urgency. Arrange continuing care separately and call 192 for an ambulance in an emergency.
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Sources and how we check them
Sources and how we check them7 sources
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- Belo Horizonte Health Secretariat, routine care and health registration (opens in a new tab)
- UK FCDO, Brazil health and emergency guidance (opens in a new tab)
- Belo Horizonte Health Secretariat, UPA addresses and telephone directory (opens in a new tab)
- Belo Horizonte Health Secretariat, September 8, 2026 urgent and routine care guidance (opens in a new tab)
- Brazil Ministry of Health, migrant access to SUS (opens in a new tab)
- ANS, choosing a health-plan contract (opens in a new tab)
- ANS, health-plan waiting periods (opens in a new tab)