Belo Horizonte

proper noun

A municipality, the state capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Meanings

Origin

  1. PortugueseBelo Horizonte“Beautiful Horizon”
  2. EnglishBelo Horizonte

From Portuguese Belo Horizonte (“Beautiful Horizon”).

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Translations

Bulgarian Бе́ло Оризо́нти
  • Бе́ло Оризо́нти (Bélo Orizónti)Brazilian state capital of Minas Gerais
Chinese Cantonese 比路賀利桑特 /比路贺利桑特
  • 比路賀利桑特 /比路贺利桑特 (bei² lou⁶ ho⁶ lei⁶ song¹ dak⁶)Brazilian state capital of Minas Gerais
Chinese Mandarin 美景市, 貝洛奧里藏特 /贝洛奥里藏特
  • 美景市 (Měijǐngshì)Brazilian state capital of Minas Gerais
  • 貝洛奧里藏特 /贝洛奥里藏特 (Bèiluò'àolǐzàngtè)Brazilian state capital of Minas Gerais
Korean 벨루오리존치
  • 벨루오리존치 (belluorijonchi)Brazilian state capital of Minas Gerais
Polish Belo Horizonte
  • Belo HorizonteBrazilian state capital of Minas Gerais
Portuguese Belo Horizonte
  • Belo HorizonteBrazilian state capital of Minas Gerais
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APA

Belo Horizonte. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belo%20Horizonte

MLA

“Belo Horizonte.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belo%20Horizonte. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Belo Horizonte,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Belo%20Horizonte.

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