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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)

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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

The inaugural community choice award, voted by the public, went to Escola Municipal Professor Edson Pisani in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, for local initiatives including a new bus route and community waste project.

From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2023

He returned in 1982 to Belo Horizonte, a surging, industrial city in the nation’s east-central highlands.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann