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Belo

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[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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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

The temperatures are expected to reach these blistering heights primarily in the Central West region, which includes large cities like Brasília, Manaus and Belo Horizonte.

From Salon • Sep. 3, 2024

Lorenzato, born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, painted recognizable scenes — largely landscapes — but pared his subjects down to geometric forms.

From New York Times • May 3, 2024

Economic compensation is needed, Djukurnã Krenak said, as is the creation of a museum in the capital of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, “so that this story doesn’t fall into the past.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

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

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann