Minas Gerais is in the north of the southeastern subdivision of Brasil , which also contains the states of São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo .
That area also has the states of São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro and Espírito Santo .
The Itza had their capital at Tayasal ( also known as Noh Petén ) , and people who study the Maya civlisation think what 's left of this city is below the modern city of Flores , Guatemala on Lake Petén Itzá .