Minas Gerais
Americannoun
noun
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Twenty-nine people were in the four-story building, which also housed apartments and a cosmetic clinic, at the time of the early morning collapse, according to the Minas Gerais state fire department.
From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026
Minas Gerais Governor Romeu Zema said the state was experiencing a "sad day" and offered his solidarity to the families affected by the intense downpours.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 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
Growing up in the Minas Gerais region of Brazil, I was fortunate to be in contact with coffee’s source.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2025
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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