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Minas Gerais

American  
[mee-nuhs zhi-rahys] / ˈmi nəs ʒɪˈraɪs /

noun

  1. a state in E Brazil. 224,701 sq. mi. (581,975 sq. km). Belo Horizonte.


Minas Gerais British  
/ ˈminaʒ ʒəˈraiʒ /

noun

  1. an inland state of E Brazil: situated on the high plateau of the Brazilian Highlands; large reserves of iron ore and manganese. Capital: Belo Horizonte. Pop: 18 343 517 (2002). Area: 587 172 sq km (226 707 sq miles)

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Meteoric owns the Caldeira rare-earths project in the southwest region of Brazil’s Minas Gerais state.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

At the age of eight, a businessman from Minas Gerais watched one of Estevao's training sessions, filmed it and sent the footage to Cruzeiro.

From BBC ● Mar. 24, 2026

The governor of Minas Gerais, Romeu Zema, on Wednesday denied accusations that his government had reduced investments in protection against such natural disasters.

From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026

The area in Linhares, Espírito Santo, has been exposed to iron mining waste since the Fundão tailings dam collapsed in Minas Gerais in November 2015.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 17, 2026

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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