Location: Ouro Preto
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Ouro Preto is a former colonial mining town with beautifully preserved Baroque architecture and quaint cobblestone streets. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It earned recognition during Brazil's Golden Age as a center for gold mining and prosperity in the 18th century. Today it is a popular tourist destination.
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1. Ponte de Antonio Dias
2. Mina Du Veloso
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Former underground gallery used for gold extraction in the 18th and 19th centuries, which has now been adapted for tourist visitation. The visits are guided and during the course are given information about the gold cycle, which shaped our country. Special emphasis is given to the African miners who did the work and were never reminded. We show the protagonism, the knowledge and origin of the Africans who were kidnapped for the works of the eighteenth century mining. At the reception there is art shop, crafts and jewelry shop, as well as toilets for visitors.
3. Chafariz da Rua das Cabecas
4. Casa da Baronesa
5. Casa de Alphonsus de Guimaraens
6. Casa da Camara
7. Rua dos Bancos
8. Minas do Palacio Velho
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Historical-archaeological site of gold mining in the 18th century. Former mining complex located at the foot of the hillside of the Serra de Ouro Preto, orally known as mine of 'Encardideira' or 'Chico Rei'.
