Minas Gerais, a large inland state in southeastern Brazil, is known for colonial-era towns dating to the country’s 18th-century gold rush. With cobblestone streets, ornate mansions and baroque churches decorated by the sculptor Aleijadinho, these...
Population: 20.87 million (2015)
Area: 226,460 mi²
Capital: Belo Horizonte
Governor: Romeu Zema
Motto: Libertas quæ sera tamen
ISO 3166 code: BR-MG
Postal Code: 30000-000 to 39990-000
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The region is located on the outskirts of Praça da Liberdade, a project designed in the XIX century to house the administrative center of the State with the ...
Minas Gerais, Brazil : Minas Gerais is a state in Brazil the name for which, translated into English, means 'General Mines'. Many of the localities and ...