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Belo Horizonte

American  
[be-loo aw-ri-zawn-ti] / ˈbɛ lʊ ˌɔ rɪˈzɔ̃ tɪ /
Or Bello Horizonte

noun

  1. a city in SE Brazil.


Belo Horizonte British  
/ ˈbɛːloriˈzõːntə /

noun

  1. a city in SE Brazil, the capital of Minas Gerais state. Pop: 5 304 000 (2005 est)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Thiago did not take long to make an impact for Cruzeiro, going on to score in his senior debut in Belo Horizonte.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2026

The temperatures are expected to reach these blistering heights primarily in the Central West region, which includes large cities like Brasília, Manaus and Belo Horizonte.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

Lorenzato, born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, painted recognizable scenes — largely landscapes — but pared his subjects down to geometric forms.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

Economic compensation is needed, Djukurnã Krenak said, as is the creation of a museum in the capital of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, “so that this story doesn’t fall into the past.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

The blood was sealed into thin, rodlike vials in Pena’s laboratory at the Federal University of Minas Gerais, in Belo Horizonte, Brazil’s third-largest city.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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