Ouro Preto Attractions

 

Read More Casa dos Contos

Once serving as the residence of Intendant Joao Rodrigues de Macedo and later as a prison, Casa dos Contos is regarded as the most impressive secular building of its kind in Ouro Preto.

Read More Museu da Inconfidência

The Museu da Inconfidencia, nestled within the town's central square, exhibits church treasures, famous sculptures and paintings.

Read More Nossa Senhora do Pilar

The Church of Nossa Senhora do Pilar has a striking and ornate interior decorated with 1760lb of gold and silver. The exterior of the Church is Baroque in style.

Read More Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pardos

The Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosario dos Pardos, with its beautiful interior consisting of carvings, pictures and intricate ceiling paintings, is one of the earliest buildings of Ouro Preto.

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Picture of São Francisco de Assis

Read More São Francisco de Assis

Shaped like an irregular octagon, the church of Sao Francisco de Assis features beautiful sculptures on the doorway and choir chapel as well as the six altars. The Church is considered one of the finest works of art in the western world.

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Read More Nossa Senhora da Conceição

The Nossa Senhora da Conceição contains the tombs of Aleijadinho and Maria Dorotéia Joaquina de Seixas.

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Picture of Nossa Senhora do Carmo

Read More Nossa Senhora do Carmo

The Nossa Senhora do Carmo church dates from the late 18th C. Of particular note are the paintings by Manuel da Costa Ataíde

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Read More Chafariz dos Contos

Read More Chico Rei's Mine

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Ouro Preto Surroundings

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The historic São Francisco de Assis church in Ouro Preto.São Francisco de Assis, Ouro Preto
Late afternoon sun on the Nossa Senhora do Carmo, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Ouro Preto
View of Ouro Prêto, a hillside gold rush town which was once bigger than New York City.Ouro Preto
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