Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈminɐs ʒeˈɾajs]) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. It has the second highest number of people. It has the fourth largest area. The capital is the city of Belo Horizonte, near the center of the state. The name means "General mines". Minas Gerais was formed mainly by colonists searching for gold, gemstones and diamonds.
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 Location of State of Minas Gerais in Brazil | |
| Coordinates: 19°49′S 43°57′W / 19.817°S 43.950°WCoordinates: 19°49′S 43°57′W / 19.817°S 43.950°W | |
| Country |  Brazil |
| Capital and Largest City | Belo Horizonte |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Romeu Zema (Novo) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 586,528.29 km2 (226,459.84 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 4th |
| Population (2012)[1] | |
| • Total | 19,855,332 |
| • Rank | 2nd |
| • Density | 33.8523006/km2 (87.6770561/sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14th |
| GDP | |
| • Year | 2006 estimate |
| • Total | R$ 214,814,000,000 (3rd) |
| • Per capita | R$ 11,028 (10th) |
| HDI | |
| • Year | 2005 |
| • Category | 0.800 – high (9th) |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (BRT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-2 (BRST) |
| Postal Code | 30000-000 to 39990-000 |
| ISO 3166 code | BR-MG |
| Website | mg.gov.br |
Location
Minas Gerais is in the west of the southeastern part of Brazil. That area also has the states of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo. Minas Gerais shares borders with Bahia and Goiás (north), Mato Grosso do Sul (far west), the states of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro (south) and the state of Espírito Santo (east). It also shares a short border with the Brazilian Federal District.
Cities
Even though it is not the largest state in Brazil, Minas Gerais is the state with the most cities. Of the more than 5,500 municipalities in Brazil, Minas has more than 850 of them. The most important ones are the capital Belo Horizonte, Contagem, Betim, Ribeirão das Neves, Juiz de Fora, Montes Claros, Uberlândia and Ouro Preto.
Notable people
- José Paulino Gomes, supercentenarian[2]
Minas Gerais Media
Town of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos c. 1821–1825
The 13 intermediate geographic regions of Minas Gerais, divided by a red line. Inside them, the immediate geographic regions, divided by a black line.
Miniatura do dinossauro Maxakalisaurus Topai exibida no Museu Nacional da Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro
Baruch, 18th century Baroque sculpture, by Aleijadinho
Downtown of Uberlândia, largest city in the state after Belo Horizonte
Indians visiting a farm plantation in Minas Gerais, 1824
Federal University of Viçosa
Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil
References
- ↑ "IBGE | Portal do IBGE | IBGE".
- ↑ Milagres, Leonardo (29 July 2023). "Recorde mundial? Homem morre aos 127 anos em MG, diz cartório". G1 (in português do Brasil). Retrieved 1 August 2023.
Other websites
Media related to Minas Gerais at Wikimedia Commons
| States of Brazil | 
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| Acre | Alagoas | Amapá | Amazonas | Bahia | Ceará | Espírito Santo | Goiás | Maranhão | Mato Grosso | Mato Grosso do Sul | Minas Gerais | Pará | Paraíba | Paraná | Pernambuco | Piauí | Rio de Janeiro | Rio Grande do Norte | Rio Grande do Sul | Rondônia | Roraima | Santa Catarina | São Paulo | Sergipe | Tocantins | |
| Federal District: Brazilian Federal District | |