Santa Barbara Attractions
Santa Bárbara
The historic little town of Santa Bárbara lies some 80km/50mi east of Belo Horizonte and 60km/37mi north of Ouro Preto. Near the town is the former Lazarist college and seminary of Caraça.
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Rua Antônio Pereira Rocha
The historic little town of Santa Bárbara lies some 80km/50mi east of Belo Horizonte and 60km/37mi north of Ouro Preto. Near the town is the former Lazarist college and seminary of Caraça.
Bus station
Rua Antônio Pereira Rocha
Santo Antônio
Santo Antônio
The town's principal church, Santo Antônio, has paintings by Manuel Rebelo e Sousa of about 1752. The choir chapel has an early 19th century painting of the Ascension by Manuel da Costa Ataíde, one of his most famous works.
The town's principal church, Santo Antônio, has paintings by Manuel Rebelo e Sousa of about 1752. The choir chapel has an early 19th century painting of the Ascension by Manuel da Costa Ataíde, one of his most famous works.
Nossa Senhora do Rosário
N.S. do Rosário
The church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Our Lady of the Rosary) dates from 1804. Near the church is the 18th century Casa do Largo do Rosário, now the Casa da Cultura.
The church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Our Lady of the Rosary) dates from 1804. Near the church is the 18th century Casa do Largo do Rosário, now the Casa da Cultura.
Santa Barbara Surroundings
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Caraça College
(Caraça State Park)
The history of Caraça College is associated with the church of Nossa Senhora dos Homens. It was the first institution to offer complete grammar school education in Brazil.
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Caraça State Park
Caraça State Park is an area of waterfalls and woodlands, and also includes the Caraça College.
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Catas Altas - Nossa Senhora da Conceicao, Brazil
In the town of Catas Altas the Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a noted early 18th C church with an impressive interior. It was the first church to be built in Minas Gerais.
