Why film in Minas
When you come film in Minas, you will notice why we say here is the best place for you to do it. You will find all conditions you need to succeed.

- Exchange rate
- Production support
- Financial institutions
- Transportation
- Skilled personnel
- Co producers
- Accomodation
- Telecommunications
- Health
- Nourishment

- Exchange rate and production cost:

Brazil has an exchange rate widely favorable when compared to dollar and Euro. Besides that, it has a low cost of living and production in the Brazilian territory.

- Production support:

The Minas Film Commission acts as a facilitador agent, and offers solutions for the diverse demands of your film production.

- Financial Institutions:

The biggest worldwide financial institutions are present in Minas Gerais, the foreign producers do not find problems to do, without any inconveniences, all necessary financial transactions for the film production.

- Transportation:

Minas Gerais is the center of convergence of the national railroads and highway networks. As a consequence, the State has the biggest road network of Brazil and is where some of the biggest Brazilian logistics companies are located.

The International Airport Tancredo Neves, located in the metropolitan area of Belo Horizonte, is one of the most modern airports of Brazil. Inside Minas State territory, other 82 domestic airports are enabled to receive aircrafts of different sizes.

- Skilled personnel:

In Minas, you will find specialized professionals in every area of audiovisual productions. It has important studios, model agencies, photographers and cinematographic equipment suppliers.

- Co-produtora:

Great companies have already participated in productions in Minas Gerais and do demonstrate interest in co-producing audiovisuais projects. In Minas it is easy to establish great partnerships.

- Accomodation:

Used to receive tourists in its historical cities, Minas has extensive lodging and accomodation options. Our people are famous throughout the country as warm and kind hosts. You can enjoy this hospitality all around our territory, either in sophisticated hotels or in small and simple lodges.

- Telecommunications:

In order to create an audiovisual production, the existence of a modern and broad telecommunications network is important. Basically, in all state territory, you have at your disposal, through diverse operators, a modern fixed, cellular and internet network.

- Health:

Health centers capable to take care of emergencies are strategically distributed inside the State. Also, you find hospitals, highly equiped and with excellent infrastructure not only in the capital, but also in practically all the regions.

- Nourishment:

The Minas Gerais typical cuisine is composed by a delicious mixture of flavors, based on the creative interpretation from the "mineiros" of the habits of native-Brazilians (Indians), African and Portuguese - the predominant cultures of the colonial period.

The result is a unique cuisine, where we can stand out the "Tutu à Mineira", the cabbage and the sausage. Other specialties that are considered state trademarks are its unique handcraft cheese, the "pão de queijo" (cheese-bread) and the best "Cachaça" (sugar cane alcoholic beverage) of the world.
For visitors with more conservative eating habits, Minas has restaurants specialized in cuisines from all over the whole world: Japanese, Italian, French cuisines and from many others countries.

 

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