More than 80,000 people are expected at Belo Horizonte’s four municipal cemeteries on Monday, November 2, All Souls’ Day. The city says it has reinforced cleaning, assistance and guidance teams, as well as traffic-management measures around the cemeteries, which will operate from 7 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Health emergency services, including urgent care units, the Hospital Metropolitano Odilon Behrens, Samu, the nighttime psychiatric emergency service, mental-health reference centers and urgent-care laboratories, will operate normally around the clock. The Center for Specialized Immunobiologicals will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Most primary-care, specialist, diagnostic, dental and related health services will be closed.
The city zoo and Botanical Garden will open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., with entry allowed until 4 p.m. The São Francisco River Aquarium, located inside the zoo, will operate from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., with entry until 4 p.m. Several municipal parks will follow Sunday hours.
The municipal cemeteries will have special operations and reinforced staffing. Masses are scheduled at the following times: Bonfim Cemetery at 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.; Paz Cemetery at 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.; Saudade Cemetery at 7 a.m., 9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 5 p.m.; and Consolação Cemetery at 8 a.m., 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
Social-assistance offices, including regional directorates and Cras and Creas centers, will be closed. Shelters, halfway houses, inclusive residences, republics and post-hospital-discharge services will operate normally. The free-burial service will maintain a duty shift from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Rua Rio de Janeiro, 1187, fifth floor, in the city center. The listed telephone number is (31) 3277-9834.
The Guardianship Council will provide 24-hour centralized emergency coverage at Rua Rio de Janeiro, 1187, eighth floor. Youth, elderly-person, LGBT and women’s reference centers will be closed.
Popular Restaurants I, II, III and IV will open exclusively to people experiencing homelessness. The João Bosco Murta Lages Popular Cafeteria, at the City Council, will be closed.
The city archive, museums, cultural centers and Cine Santa Tereza will be closed. The Lagoa do Nado Center for Popular and Traditional Culture will open only for exhibition visits. The Marília, Francisco Nunes and Yoshifumi Yagi theaters will have no scheduled programming.
Municipal buses will run on holiday schedules and will be free of charge. Household waste collection will operate normally, but selective collection will not take place. Small-volume waste-receiving units will be open.
The Public Veterinary Complex and the Animal Basic Health Unit in Primeiro de Maio will be closed, while SAMUVet will operate normally. Belo Horizonte’s commerce is authorized to open during the holiday under rules established by the city’s Chamber of Shopkeepers. BH Resolve and the Municipal Consumer Protection Office will not operate.
Sources: G1.