"Outro Preto" Ouro Prêto by dargains
Ouro Prêto Travel Guide: 133 reviews and 388 photos
A cidade de Ouro Preto, foi a principal cidade brasileira do ciclo do Ouro, e uma cidade totalmente colonial, com o chao de pedra, e um patrimonio historico, principalmente em suas igrejas barrocas invejaveis
The city of Ouro preto was the most important city, in the cilce of gold, in the colonial times. It has one of the msot important historical patrimonies in Brazil, it´s main caracteristiques are it´s barroque churches
A cidade que ja se chamou Vila Rica e foi capital do imperio, era a principal rota de escoamento, do Ouro Mineiro, para os portos de Parati e do Rio de Janeiro.
Tem todo um charme especial, em suas ladeiras, e que em suas igrejas que guardam algumas das onbras do mestre Aleijadinho
The city, once called Vila Rica ( The Rich Village), was the main route, of the gold that were sent to the harbors of Parati and Rio de Janeiro, to be dispatched to Europe
The city has a unique charm, due to it´s hills and it´s barroque churches that keeps some of the works of the great master Aleijadinho, wich use to work with tools tied to his wrists, because his fingers, had fall down due to a disease called Lepra.
- Pros:Architecture
- Cons:Hills
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Mais uma das igrejas de Ouro Preto que tem alguns trabalhos em amdeira de Aleijadinho Another church with some early... more travel advice
Trabalho de Aleijadinho - Aleijainho...
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Esta igreja e a famosa igreja de Ouro Preto que contem, todo o altar esculpido por Aleijadinho, alem de outras obras... more travel advice
Fonte Publica - Public water suply
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Esta foi a primeira fonte publica de agua potavel do Brasil, e ainda funciona ate hoje This was the first public... more travel advice
Palacio do Governo
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Esse era a sede do governo brasileiro na epoca que Ouro Preto ainda era a capital da colonia This used to be the... more travel advice
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beautiful Ouro Preto, can 'kill' when running up and down the Hill :-))