| Mayor of Belo Horizonte | |
|---|---|
| Prefeito de Belo Horizonte | |
 | |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Adalberto Ferraz |
| Formation | 29 December 1897 |
| Deputy | Vice Mayor |
This is a list of the mayors of the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
| Mayor of Belo Horizonte | |
|---|---|
| Prefeito de Belo Horizonte | |
| | |
| Term length | Four years, renewable once |
| Inaugural holder | Adalberto Ferraz |
| Formation | 29 December 1897 |
| Deputy | Vice Mayor |
This is a list of the mayors of the city of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
| Office term numberº | Name | Term start | Term end |
| 1 | Adalberto Dias Ferraz da Luz | December 29, 1897 | September 7, 1898 |
| 2 | Américo Werneck | September 9, 1898 | October 27, 1898 |
| 3 | Venceslau Brás | October 27, 1898 | January 31, 1899 |
| 4 | Francisco Antônio de Sales | February 1, 1899 | September 2, 1899 |
| 5 | Bernardo Pinto Monteiro | September 19, 1899 | September 7, 1902 |
| 6 | Cel. Francisco Bressane Azevedo | September 7, 1902 | October 28, 1905 |
| 7 | Cícero Ribeiro Ferreira Rodrigues | April 20, 1905 | May 10, 1905 |
| 8 | Antônio Carlos Ribeiro de Andrada | October 30, 1905 | September 7, 1906 |
| 9 | Benjamin Jacob | September 7, 1906 | April 16, 1909 |
| 10 | Benjamin Franklin Silviano Brandão | April 16, 1909 | September 7, 1910 |
| 11 | Olinto Deodato dos Reis Meireles | September 7, 1910 | September 7, 1914 |
| 12 | Cornélio Vaz de Melo | September 7, 1914 | September 7, 1916 |
| 13 | Afonso Vaz de Melo | September 7, 1916 | September 7, 1922 |
| 14 | Flávio Fernandes dos Santos | September 7, 1922 | September 7, 1926 |
| 15 | Francisco da L. Silva Campos | September 7, 1926 | October 16, 1926 |
| 16 | Cristiano Monteiro Machado | October 16, 1926 | November 28, 1929 |
| 17 | Alcides Lins | November 28, 1929 | September 7, 1930 |
| 18 | Luís Barbosa Gonçalves Pena | September 7, 1930 | December 18, 1932 |
| 19 | Otávio Goulart Pena | December 22, 1932 | December 15, 1933 |
| 20 | José Soares de Matos | December 15, 1933 | April 8, 1935 |
| 21 | Otacílio Negrão de Lima | April 8, 1935 | April 18, 1938 |
| 22 | José Osvaldo de Araújo | April 18, 1938 | October 19, 1940 |
| 23 | Juscelino Kubitschek de Oliveira | October 19, 1940 | October 30, 1945 |
| 24 | João Gusman Júnior | October 30, 1945 | February 4, 1946 |
| 25 | Pedro Laborne Tavares | February 4, 1946 | August 16, 1946 |
| 26 | Gumercindo Couto e Silva | August 17, 1946 | December 26, 1946 |
| 27 | Emídio Beruto | December 26, 1946 | March 21, 1947 |
| 28 | João Franzen de Lima | March 21, 1947 | December 12, 1947 |
| 29 | Otacilio Negrão de Lima | December 12, 1947 | February 1, 1951 |
| 30 | Américo Renné Gianetti | February 1, 1951 | September 6, 1954 |
| 31 | Sebastião de Brito | September 6, 1954 | February 1, 1955 |
| 32 | Celso Melo de Azevedo | February 1, 1955 | May 31, 1957 |
| 33 | Alberto Valadares Ferreira da Silva | June 1, 1957 | June 30, 1957 |
| 32 | Celso Melo de Azevedo | July 1, 1957 | January 31, 1959 |
| 34 | Amintas Ferreira de Barros | January 31, 1959 | January 31, 1963 |
| 35 | Pe. Clóvis de Sousa e Silva | 1962 | 1963 |
| 36 | Jorge Carone Filho | January 31, 1963 | January 31, 1965 |
| 37 | Osvaldo Pieruccetti | January 31, 1965 | January 31, 1967 |
| 38 | Luís Gonzaga de Sousa Lima | January 31, 1967 | March 18, 1971 |
| 37 | Osvaldo Pieruccetti | March 18, 1971 | April 10, 1975 |
| 39 | Luís Verano | April 10, 1975 | April 3, 1979 |
| 40 | Maurício de Freitas Teixeira Campos | April 3, 1979 | May 14, 1982 |
| 41 | Júlio Arnoldo Laender | May 14, 1982 | April 12, 1983 |
| 42 | Hélio Carvalho Garcia | April 12, 1983 | August 14, 1984 |
| 43 | Antônio Carlos Flores Carone | August 14, 1984 | August 23, 1984 |
| 44 | Ruy José Viana Lage | August 23, 1984 | January 1, 1986 |
| 45 | Sérgio Mario Ferrara | January 1, 1986 | January 1, 1989 |
| 46 | João Pimenta da Veiga Filho | January 1, 1989 | April 1, 1990 |
| 47 | Eduardo Brandão de Azeredo | April 1, 1990 | January 1, 1993 |
| 48 | Patrus Ananias de Sousa | January 1, 1993 | January 1, 1997 |
| 49 | Célio de Castro | January 1, 1997 | January 1, 2001 |
| 49 | Célio de Castro | January 1, 2001 | November 8, 2002 |
| 50 | Fernando Damata Pimentel | November 8, 2002 | January 1, 2005 |
| 50 | Fernando Damata Pimentel | January 1, 2005 | January 1, 2009 |
| 51 | Marcio Lacerda | January 1, 2009 | January 1, 2017 |
| 52 | Alexandre Kalil | January 1, 2017 | January 1, 2021 |
| 52 | Alexandre Kalil | January 1, 2021 | March 28, 2022 |
| 53 | Fuad Noman | March 28, 2022 | Incumbent |
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