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Mineiro

Mineiro (Portuguese pronunciation: [miˈnejɾu] ), Mineirês, or the Brazilian mountain dialect (Portuguese: montanhês) is the Brazilian Portuguese term for the dialect spoken in the center, East and Southeast regions of the state of Minas Gerais.

The term is also the demonym of Minas Gerais.

It is notable for being spoken in its capital, Belo Horizonte, and its historical cities: Ouro Preto (capital from 1720 until 1897), Mariana (first major town in Minas Gerais, founded in 1696), Santa Bárbara, Sabará, Diamantina, Tiradentes, São João del-Rei, Congonhas, Serro, Caeté, Itabira etc.

Ten million people, about half of the state's population, speak it.

The dialect is mainly spoken in four geographic regions of the state. The four regions have a great population density.

The caipira dialect is spoken in the following regions of the state:

Cities where caipira is spoken are: Uberlândia, Uberaba, Araguari, Ituiutaba, Delta, Frutal, Iturama, Divinópolis, Nova Serrana, Itaúna, Pará de Minas, Luz, Bom Despacho, Abaeté, Bambuí, Formiga, Patos de Minas, Araxá, Patrocínio, Sacramento, São Gotardo, Poços de Caldas, Pouso Alegre, Varginha, Passos, Lavras, Campo Belo, Arcos, Três Pontas, Boa Esperança, Capitólio, Campanha, Elói Mendes, Alfenas, Três Corações, Itajubá, São Lourenço, Caxambu, Muzambinho, Extrema, Camanducaia.

The geraizeiro dialect is spoken in the following regions of the state:

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