BRAZIL - Minas Geiras -
Ouro Preto
Ouro Preto is a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains and designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO because of its outstanding Baroque Portuguese colonial architecture. The town is located in one of the main areas of the Brazilian Gold Rush.
Officially, 800 tons of gold were sent to Portugal in the eighteenth century, not to mention what was circulated in an illegal manner, nor what remained in the colony, such as gold used in the ornamentation of the churches. The municipality became the most populous city of Latin America, counting on about 40 thousand people in 1730 and, decades after, 80 thousand.
Ouro Preto is not the only city with a rich heritage, the towns of Congonhas, Mariana, Tiradentes, Sao Jao del Rei.. deserve a visit.
BEST TIME to VISIT OURO PRETO
BEST TIME to TRAVEL to BRAZIL
from April to August
these buildings are located near the Tiradentes Square - On the right, the Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese
Houses and a church at the top of a hill
The church of Our Lady of Merces Church or Igreja Nossa Senhora das Merces in portuguese - and the Church of Santa Efigenia at the top of the hill at the background
Roofs and bell towers
Overview of the town - On the right, the Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese
landscape and church around Ouro Preto
Sunset on the church of Santa Efigenia
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese - Main door from inside
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese - Ceiling
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese - Ceiling
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese - Azulejos around the altar
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese - Choir of the church
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese - Azulejos around the altar
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese - Ceiling
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese - Choir and altar
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese - Altar and Azulejos
Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese - Cemetery
Praça de Tiradentes is a square. Here the Inconfidence Museum (or Museo da Inconfidencia in portuguese)
small chapel and a view on the hill
Souvenir market - an artisan is carving stone
Old house with a niche containing the Virgin Marie statue to protect the family
detail of the niche containing the Virgin Marie statue to protect the family
small colorful houses and a church on the hill
Houses in the historic center and also on a hill
Man and typical portuguese style house
the streets of Ouro Preto can be very steep, here some steps
Church of Santa Efigenia at the top of the hill
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi or Igreja de São Francisco de Assis in portuguese - ceiling
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi or Igreja de São Francisco de Assis in portuguese
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi or Igreja de São Francisco de Assis in portuguese
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi or Igreja de São Francisco de Assis in portuguese
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi or Igreja de São Francisco de Assis in portuguese
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi or Igreja de São Francisco de Assis in portuguese
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi or Igreja de São Francisco de Assis in portuguese
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi or Igreja de São Francisco de Assis in portuguese
Corner of an old house with a niche containing the Virgin Marie statue to protect the family
Ouro Preto is built on hills
Narrow street
Narrow street
Restaurant
restaurant
The church of Our Lady of Merces Church or Igreja Nossa Senhora das Merces in portuguese
The church of Our Lady of Merces Church or Igreja Nossa Senhora das Merces in portuguese
Sunset on the church of Santa Efigenia
small church
Tourist market
small church
old portuguese style house
street view
street view
street view with old portuguese style houses
Praça de Tiradentes is a square. On the left there is the Inconfidence Museum (or Museo da Inconfidencia in portuguese) - and on the right side the Church of Our Lady of Carmo or Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo in portuguese
street view with old portuguese style houses
street view with old portuguese style houses
windows
large church
Windows
street view with old portuguese style houses
Overview
street view with old portuguese style houses
small church
restaurant - cooking sausages on a wood fire
Church of Santa Efigenia
Church of Santa Efigenia
Church of Santa Efigenia
Church of Santa Efigenia - ceiling
Church of Santa Efigenia - ceiling
Church of Santa Efigenia - ceiling and choir
Church of Santa Efigenia - Chapel
Church of Santa Efigenia - Choir
Church of Santa Efigenia - chapel
Church of Santa Efigenia - Choir ceiling