Belo Horizonte, the capital of the State of Minas Gerais, was founded in 1897 and was modeled after Washington, DC, although recent urban expansion has strayed from the original design. It is also the gateway to the colonial cities of Minas Gerais. The third largest city in Brazil and its second industrial center, it enjoys the reputation of one the cities with the highest quality of life in South America.
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