Belo Horizonte

American

[be-loo aw-ri-zawn-ti] / ˈbɛ lʊ ˌɔ rɪˈzɔ̃ tɪ /

Or Bello Horizonte

noun

a city in SE Brazil.

Belo Horizonte British

/ ˈbɛːloriˈzõːntə /

noun

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

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Belo Horizonte

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

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

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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