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Definition of Belo horizonte

1. Noun. City in southeastern Brazil to the north of Rio de Janeiro; the first of Brazil's planned communities.

Definition of Belo horizonte

1. Proper noun. State capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Belo horizonte

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Police Brutality in Urban Brazil by James Cavallaro, Anne Manuel (1997)
"belo horizonte belo horizonte has a long history of violent police. According to the Mayor's Office for Human Rights and Citizenship in belo horizonte ..."

2. Behind Bars in Brazil by Joanne Mariner, James Cavallaro (1998)
"Office of the Mayor of belo horizonte. March 28. 1996. ... belo horizonte. February 3. 1997. Because some police officers are the subject of more than one ..."

3. Brazil by Anton Jakob, Fernanda Cordoeiro, Claus Jäke (2000)
"belo horizonte The city is named after the 1320- meter-high hilly ridge forming the "beautiful horizon" on its outskirts. With the exception of visitors who ..."

4. Brazilian Wheat Policy: Its Costs, Benefits, and Effects on Food Consumption by Geraldo M. Calegar, George Edward Schuh (1988)
"Per capita energy consumption per day, by expenditure group, metropolitan area of belo horizonte and rural areas of Minas ..."

5. Brazil by Dan Colwell (2000)
"belo horizonte, Ouro Preto Minas Gerais (in English, the banal "General ... belo horizonte Ringed by the mountains of the Serra do Curral. and with a year- ..."

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