Brazil · SUDESTE
Ouro Preto
Baroque gold-rush city — colonial jewel of Minas Gerais.
— Journey —
1.5 h from Belo Horizonte
Ouro Preto — "Black Gold" — was the 18th-century epicentre of Brazil's gold rush, a UNESCO World Heritage baroque town of extraordinary completeness. Twelve baroque churches, the work of master sculptor Aleijadinho, and cobbled black-stone streets. FFGR Brazil chauffeurs the mountain road from Belo Horizonte.
— Signature Experiences —
- ·Igreja de São Francisco de Assis (Aleijadinho)
- ·Praça Tiradentes
- ·Museu da Inconfidência
- ·Mina do Chico Rei (gold mine tour)
— Signature Hotels —
- ·Pousada do Mondego
- ·Solar do Rosário
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