Brazil
Ouro Preto
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Ouro Preto, formerly Vila Rica, is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains, was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its Baroque colonial architecture. Ouro Preto used to be the capital of Minas Gerais from 1720 until the foundation of Belo Horizonte in 1897.
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What to see in Ouro Preto
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Ouro Preto)
The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Catholic church in the Brazilian city of Ouro Preto, and an important example of the Rococo tradition in Brazil. It is a listed monument by the Na…
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Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Ouro Preto)
The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a Rococo Catholic church in Ouro Preto, Brazil. Its erection began in 1766 after a design by the Brazilian architect and sculptor Antônio Francisco L…
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Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption, Mariana
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption, often called the Mariana Cathedral or the Sé of Mariana, is a Catholic cathedral in Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is the seat of the…
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Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church (Ouro Preto)
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, popularly called the Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church, is one of the best known Catholic buildings among those e…
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