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Vila Rica Turismo

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Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Vila Rica Turismo
Phone:
+55 31 3552-1958

Address:
Rua Conde de Bobadela, 42, Ouro Preto - MG, 35400-000, Brazil

Ouro Preto , formerly Vila Rica, is a city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, 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 architecture. Ouro Preto is located in one of the main areas of the Brazilian Gold Rush. Officially, 800 tons of gold were sent to Portugal in the 18th century. Other gold circulated illegally, and still other gold remained in the colony to adorn churches and for other uses.In the 18th century, Ouro Preto became for a time one of the most populous cities in the New World, but its importance declined after the state capital was moved to Belo Horizonte in 1889.
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