Rio de Janeiro, Oct 16 (IANS): Britain have chosen the Brazilian city of Belo Horizonte as their final training base before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

British Olympic Association (BOA) chairman Sebastian Coe will sign an agreement with Minas Gerais state governor Antonio Anastasia Wednesday, reports Xinhua.

The team is expected to principally use the Minas Tennis Club to fine-tune preparations in the days leading up to the event.

In addition, the squad will have access to facilities belonging to the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and the Santa Luzia shooting club.

"Minas Gerais is the first state to sign a letter of intent to receive an Olympic Committee with all of its delegates in the preparation period for the Rio Games," Minas Gerais sports secretary Eros Biondini said Tuesday.

"We are certain that with confirmation of such a renowned team, other delegations are going to be interested."

Located 400 km north of Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte is Brazil's sixth largest city with a population of almost 2.5 million inhabitants.

The Rio Games, to be held from Aug 5-21, 2016, will be the first Olympics to be staged in South America.