Betim is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city belongs to the mesoregion Metropolitan of Belo Horizonte and to the microregion of Belo Horizonte.
Home to one of the Petrobras's oil refineries and Fiat's largest factory, among other plants, the city has an important role not only in the state's economy, but in the whole country's as well.
Betim is also internationally known for Salão do Encontro and Missão Ramacrisma, two entities recognized for their social work with the poor communities