Belo Horizonte is the largest city in the state of Minas Gerais .
The state 's capital , Belo Horizonte , largest city , Uberlandia , is a major urban and finance center in Latin America , and the sixth largest municipality in Brazil , after the cities of São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Salvador , Brasilia and Fortaleza , but its metropolitan area is the third largest in Brazil with just over 5,500,000 inhabitants , after those of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro .
Minas Gerais