Location: Ouro Preto
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Top 8 Architectural Buildings in Ouro Preto, State of Minas Gerais (MG)
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. Basilica of Nossa Senhora do Pilar
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 2,388 reviews
This baroque style church is very lavish inside, reflecting a period in which religious orders competed with each other to build the richest church.
Reviewed By Inaie - Aguas de Lindoia, Brazil
History, art combined in a beautiful church. I recommend you get a good guide to see all there is to enjoy at this church. Optical Illusions and stunning historical religious artifacts are available to view. I totally recommend visiting it
2. Our Lady of the Rosario Church
3. Our Lady of Conceicao church
4. Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 875 reviews
Tue-Sat 12pm-4.45pm, Sun 9.30am-4.45pm
Reviewed By Jarko2015 - Amsterdam, The Netherlands
This really amazing church is more like an opera house inside, the way the curved balconies are arranged. It costs BR10.00 to visit and is only open in the afternoons. The ticket office is actually a few doors down from the church itself. There's no photography allowed at all, but you can take a tour with a Portuguese speaking guide. In the basement is a lovely gallery of antiquities including some astonishing gold and silver. Not to be missed.
