From the city of Belo Horizonte to the art park of Inhotim, this southeastern corner of Brazil has a rich history of blending traditionalism and creativity.

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. It was no coincidence that the two main rivals in Brazil’s last presidential election, Luiz Inácio Lula da ...

When most people think of Brazil, it goes something like this: Toes in the sands of Copacabana Beach in Rio, sipping on caipirinhas – the national cocktail crafted with a rum-like spirit distilled ...

On December 8, 2025, in Minas Gerais, Brazil, @Joaogabriel.rv shared a video showing a daily farm routine taking an ...

At least 10 people have died after landslides swept through two cities in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, state officials have said. The Bethania neighbourhood in the city of Ipatinga was the ...

Anyone viewing the mountainous landscape of the Brazilian Southeast would never suspect that this region was the site of a long chain of high, active volcanoes some 600 million years ago. During that ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) -Brazilian miner Vale said on Thursday it will invest 67 billion reais ($12.36 billion) in its mining operations in Minas Gerais state by 2030, as it held a ceremony to mark the ...

All initial drill holes intersect continuous rare earth mineralization in weathered clays from surface and were still in ...

A Brazilian court has ordered mining giant Vale (NYSE:VALE) to halt operations at its Brucutu iron ore mine, the largest in Minas Gerais state, following last month’s tailings dam disaster at ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Sprawling, cavernous mines pockmark the landscape as you come in to land at Belo Horizonte’s main airport, ...