Minas Gerais

English thumb|Minas Gerais, Brazil Etymology en :bor pt:Minas Gerais + 1 Proper noun 1 en state r/Southeast Region c/Brazil Belo Horizonte. en 25 February 2026 Iara Diniz Vanessa Buschschlüter Brazil floods: 'I saw people trapped in their homes crying for help' BBC News At least 32 people have been killed in landslides and flooding caused by heavy rain in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais. 8 October 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260225143955/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clygx788x7go Coordinate terms Translations state in south-eastern Brazil Arabic: ar مِينَاسْ جِيرَايْسْ Armenian: hy Մինաս Ժերայս Catalan: ca Minas Gerais f Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 米納斯吉拉斯 Mǐnàsījílāsī Esperanto: eo Minas-Ĝerajso, eo Minas-Ĵerajso French: fr Minas Gerais Georgian: ka მინას-ჟერაისი Greek: el Μίνας Ζεράις Japanese: ja ミナスジェライス Minasujeraisu Korean: ko 미나스제라이스 Latin: la Minarum Generalium Polish: pl Minas Gerais m Portuguese: pt Minas Gerais f f-p Russian: ru Ми́нас-Жера́йс Spanish: es Minas Gerais Ukrainian: uk Мі́нас-Жера́йс Further reading Catalan Etymology ca :bor pt:Minas Gerais ca pt Minas Gerais. Proper noun m Minas Gerais ca state c/Brazil Belo Horizonte Minas Gerais Portuguese pt: region Q39109 pt Localização do estado de Minas Gerais no Brasil Alternative forms pt Minas Geraes pre-1911 Etymology pt :af mina geral Literally “general mines”, the state being notable for its mineral wealth. Pronunciation pt Pt-br Minas Gerais.ogg BR Proper noun m Minas Gerais mineiro pt Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte pt Minas MG See also