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Belo

American  
[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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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

According to his official schedule, the Pope will not meet with victims, but it is unclear whether he will apologise for the scandal or even whether Bishop Belo will appear alongside him in Dili.

From BBC • Sep. 9, 2024

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

At Belo Horizonte, he joined the university faculty and founded, on the side, Brazil's first DNA-fingerprinting company, providing paternity tests for families and forensic studies for the police.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann

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