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- proper noun State in south-eastern
Brazil which hasBelo Horizonte as its capital.
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Examples
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Rejecting the changes could also have a cost by antagonizing many legislators and possibly losing Rousseff support in non-producer states such as Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul where she has roots.
Stabroek News Stabroek staff 2010
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Gerdau said in March it had virtually doubled its iron-ore resources to three billion metric tons in Minas Gerais state, southeast Brazil, and in the future may be able to sell iron ore to third parties after satisfying its own needs.
Brazil's Gerdau Plans New Business Model in Iron Ore Diana Kinch 2011
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CBMM, established in 1955, mines the niobium deposit located near the city of Araxá, in the southeastern state of Minas Gerais.
Chinese Consortium Buying Stake in Brazilian Miner Alison Tudor 2011
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RIO DE JANEIRO—Brazilian mining company MMX Mineracao e Metalicos SA said it hired Banco Itau BBA and WestLB do Brasil to raise $1.8 billion to finance expansion of an iron-ore mine in Minas Gerais state.
Brazil's MMX Taps Banks to Raise $1.8 Billion for Mine Expansion Diana Kinch 2011
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CBMM mines the niobium deposit located near the city of Araxá, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
China Group Taps Into Brazil Miner Alison Tudor 2011
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Atlético Paranaense warmed to the aggressive midfielder from the Minas Gerais province, only to have second thoughts.
Sandro: 'I told my brother: I'll be the player we should both have been' 2011
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Unusually heavy rains disrupted production and transport in Minas Gerais state, in southeastern Brazil.
Market for Iron Ore Likely to Soften Diana Kinch 2012
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A third mill is under development in Minas Gerais state.
BP Expands Biofuels Business In Brazil Jeff Fick 2011
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Bloomberg News A plant separates grades of iron ore in Minas Gerais state in Brazil, where rains have disrupted output.
Market for Iron Ore Likely to Soften Diana Kinch 2012
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After the deal is completed, BP will operate ethanol mills in Goiás and Minas Gerais states.
BP Expands Biofuels Business In Brazil Jeff Fick 2011
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