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Minas Gerais is the state with the largest number of federal higher education institutions in the country, housing 20 institutions, including 8 federal institutes, 1 federal center and 11 federal universities. [127] It also has two state institutions: the State University of Minas Gerais and the State University of Montes Claros. [128]
The central region of Minas Gerais, however, developed their own dialect, which is known as Mineiro or mountain dialect. [1] This dialect is also present in cities of the center and southeast of the state, which is surrounded by mountains and mines.
The previous capital of Minas Gerais, Ouro Preto (meaning "black gold," due to dark rocks with gold inside found on the region), originally called "Vila Rica" ("wealthy village"), was a symbol of both the monarchic Brazilian Empire and the period when most of Brazilian income was from the mining industry.
Minas Gerais — the Brazilian state located in the Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais location. Subcategories. This category has the following 17 subcategories ...
Uberlândia (Portuguese pronunciation: [ubɛʁˈlɐ̃dʒiɐ]) is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, southeastern Brazil. It is the second largest municipality in the state of Minas Gerais after the state capital Belo Horizonte. Its population in 2020 was 699,097, making it the sixth largest city of the interior region of Brazil.
The Triângulo Mineiro ([tɾiˈɐ̃ɡulu miˈnejru], Mineiro Triangle) is the region that comprises the west part of the state of Minas Gerais, in Brazil.. It occupies an area of 93,500 km 2 (slightly larger than Portugal or Hungary) and is bordered to the east by Serra da Canastra (Canastra Mountains), to the south by state of São Paulo, to the north by the state of Goiás, and to the west ...
Clube da Esquina (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈklubi dɐjsˈkinɐ], in English "Corner Club") was a Brazilian music artists collective, originating in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. It is also the name of a double album from 1972.
Contagem was the first industrial district built in Minas Gerais. Inaugurated in 1946, by 1950 it was the largest in the state. The Gafanhoto power plant (on the Pará River) was built by the state government in 1952 to provide for the implementation and development of the district, which is still the largest industrial region in Minas Gerais.