city in SE Brazil: capital of Minas Gerais state: pop. 2,049,000
See Belo Horizonte in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(hôrˌĭ-zônˈtē, ôˌrĭ-zôɴˈthĭ)
A city of eastern Brazil north of Rio de Janeiro. An important manufacturing and marketing center, it was built (1895-1897) as the first of Brazil's planned communities. Population: 2,380,000.