Vila Rica do Ouro Preto (from Portuguese, Rich Village of Black Gold) 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.
Population: Data from the 2000 Census (IBGE)
The city is linked by good roads to:
Bordering municipalities are:
Founded at the end of the 17th century, Ouro Preto...
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Vila Rica do Ouro Preto (from Portuguese, Rich Village of Black Gold) 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.
Population: Data from the 2000 Census (IBGE)
The city is linked by good roads to:
Bordering municipalities are:
Founded at the end of the 17th century, Ouro Preto (meaning Black Gold) was the focal point of the gold rush and Brazil's golden age in the 18th century under Portuguese rule.
The city contains well preserved Portuguese colonial architecture, with few signs of modern urban life. Modern construction must adhere to historical standards maintained by the city. Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century churches decorated with gold and the sculptured works of Aleijadinho make Ouro Preto a prime tourist destination.
The tremendous wealth from gold mining in the 1700s created a city which attracted the...
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