English: Linguistic map of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, 1977. Until today (2023), the most important linguistic study about the state. In dark blue: the "baiano" accent. In intermediary blue, the "caipira/paulista" accent. In light blue, the "mineiro" accent, the only accent born in the state - in the gold mining towns, during the XVIII Century. In black, near the center, the capital, Belo Horizonte, where people speak the "mineiro" accent.