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Main attractions
Ouro Preto is one of the major touristic destinations in Minas Gerais. In the weekends and long holidays, the city is full of tourists. Excellent hotels have appeared to support the demand. Generally, they combine the baroque splendor with the comfort and facilities of modern life.
Ouro Preto is completed by its flavors. The senses are grouped and intensified. The baroque warmth, legends, beautiful views, the gold and gems hardness... Ingredients that refine the taste in a city full of excellent options. The authentic food of Minas Gerais (tutu, chicken with okra, "tropeiro" bean, and home desserts), in addition to Italian and French cuisine, are very well represented.
This set and its churches and museums provides Ouro Preto with the world's largest Baroque architectonic set. In 1980 the city was declared Heritage of Humankind.
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Remarkable Features
Those arriving to ancient Vila Rica (Rica Village) can not ignore the beautiful and homogeneous architectonic set. Seduction comes next.
Walk over its streets creates an involvement that even...
Main attractions
Ouro Preto is one of the major touristic destinations in Minas Gerais. In the weekends and long holidays, the city is full of tourists. Excellent hotels have appeared to support the demand. Generally,...
Churches
N. Sra. do Pilar Main Church - The project of this church, considered as one of the most refined in the baroque period, is credited to Pedro Gomes Chaves. The carved work on the main chapel was made by...
Museums
House of the Contos - Dated from 1782 to 1787, it was built by João Rodrigues de Macedo, tax collector for the Capitania of Minas Gerais, who established there his home and administration to his businesses....
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