Belo Horizonte relocation guide

Utilities in Belo Horizonte

Leave the viewing with supply numbers and a bill schedule. Electricity, water and the building's shared charges need separate answers.

Electricity contact
116
Cemig customer contact.
Urban holder change
Up to three business days
Cemig's published holder-change scope.
Water identification
Passport listed
Copasa CPF and property-link requirements also apply.
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The short answer

Belo Horizonte utility setup is easier when the lease identifies who holds each account and pays each charge. Cemig publishes an online account-holder change process. Copasa lists identification and property-link documents for its process. Get the current bills and supply numbers before handover, then confirm the service-specific request and any missing documents.

  • Ask whether water and gas are individual or shared building charges.
  • Cemig needs the installation number from the current bill.
  • Copasa explicitly lists a passport among identification options.
  • Holder change is different from a new connection or reconnection.

Our take

Prepare Cemig's holder-change request

Cemig directs customers to Cemig Atende Web, then Alteração de Titularidade. Accept the adhesion terms, enter the installation number from the current holder's bill, complete the form and attach the requested documents. A responsible customer or authorized representative can request the change.1

The page gives a maximum of three business days for an urban holder change and five for a rural request. Information checks and corrections still apply. These are holder-change terms, not a promised new connection or repair deadline. Cemig publishes 116 for customer contact.1

Prepare Copasa's documents

Copasa MG lists CPF and identification, explicitly including a passport. A tenant can present the rental contract with originals and landlord and tenant identification, or the described owner authorization and property evidence. Its page also explains authenticated-copy alternatives. Ask how the actual channel handles your documents before attending.2

Ask whether the apartment has an individual Copasa account or a shared building arrangement. Get the supply identifier, last bill, meter information and written allocation. The provider document list does not price this home's consumption or establish that every building bills the same way.2,3

Agree on the handover record

  1. Collect current bills

    Record installation and supply identifiers, account holders and the exact unit.

  2. Photograph the meters

    Keep dated readings and note what is individual or shared.

  3. Allocate charges

    Write down water, gas, electricity, condominium, IPTU, arrears and repair responsibilities.

  4. Submit the right request

    Keep the provider reference, accepted documents and completion notice. Ask separately about any disconnected supply.

Sources 1,2,3,4

Keep internet on its own contract

Valenet's selected BH offer has an introductory price and 12-month commitment, subject to technical availability. Confirm the home address, installation, upload and exit terms in remote work.5

Read rent, cost of living and the moving checklist together. Do not treat unknown housing charge periods as settled utility allowances.4,6

Questions people ask

What does Cemig need from the existing bill?

Its holder-change instructions ask for the installation number. Complete the form and attach the documents the service requests.

Does Copasa's document list include a passport?

Yes. It lists a passport among identification options, alongside CPF and property-link requirements.

Does a holder-change deadline cover reconnection?

No. Confirm the actual new-connection or reconnection service separately.

Can I assume water is billed directly to every apartment?

No. Ask whether this unit has an individual provider account or a shared building charge, and record the allocation in writing.

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Sources and how we check them

Sources and how we check them6 sources

Every figure on this page comes from the official or primary source listed here. We checked them in . Rules and prices change, so confirm anything important with the source before you act on it.

  1. Cemig, account-holder change service (opens in a new tab)
  2. Copasa MG, account-holder change documents (opens in a new tab)
  3. Caixa Imobiliária Netimóveis, Savassi one-bedroom rental 1179364 (opens in a new tab)
  4. Sensale Imóveis, Buritis three-bedroom rental 850045 (opens in a new tab)
  5. Valenet, Belo Horizonte residential plans and offer terms (opens in a new tab)
  6. Castle Ville Imóveis, Lourdes one-bedroom rental C013050b (opens in a new tab)