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Belo

American  
[bel-oh, be-loo] / ˈbɛl oʊ, ˈbɛ lʊ /

noun

  1. Carlos Felipe Ximenes, born 1948, East Timorese Roman Catholic bishop: Nobel Peace Prize 1996.


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Clinical sites were located in Belo Horizonte and throughout Minas Gerais, Brazil.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

Last month a small plane crashed into the side of a building in the southeastern city of Belo Horizonte, killing the pilot and copilot.

From Barron's ● Jun. 14, 2026

But the truth was that in Belo Horizonte, the Americans had managed a stunning upset.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Many people thought it was madness, but Ivo, convinced of his decision, packed everything into a small truck and drove nine hours with his son to Belo Horizonte.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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