DAY 18 (3 OF 3) – SUNSET, OURO PRETO, BRAZIL
After lunch, we visited the Museu da Inconfidencia, the main city museum of Ouro Preto. We learnt a great deal more about the history of gold mining in Ouro Preto, the work of artist Aleijadinho, and the incident of Inconfidencia Mineira (a failed Brazilian separatist movement in 1789). At dusk, we wandered in the area near Igreja de Sao Francisco de Assis for its beautiful views towards Santa Efigenia Parish.
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More posts on Minas Gerais, Brazil
Day 15.2 – Museu des Minas do Metal, Belo Horizonte
Day 15.3 – Brazilian Churrascarla, Belo Horizonte
Day 16 – Inhotim, Brumadinho
Day 17.1 – Ouro Preto
Day 17.2 – Cafe Geraes, Ouro Preto
Day 17.3 – Afternoon Stroll, Ouro Preto
Day 17.4 – Rua do Pilar, Ouro Preto
Day 18.1 – Townscape, Ouro Preto
Day 18.2 – A Walk to Igreja de Santa Efigenia dos Pretos, Ouro Preto
Day 18.3 – Sunset, Ouro Preto
Day 19 – Ouro Preto to Rio de Janeiro
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South America 2013 – Our Destinations
Buenos Aires (Argentina), Iguazu Falls (Argentina/Brazil), Pantanal (Brazil), Brasilia (Brazil), Belo Horizonte & Inhotim (Brazil), Ouro Preto (Brazil), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), Paraty (Brazil), Sao Paulo (Brazil), Samaipata & Santa Cruz (Bolivia), Sucre (Bolivia), Potosi (Bolivia), Southwest Circuit (Bolivia), Tilcara, Purmamarca, Salta (Argentina), Cafayate (Argentina), San Pedro de Atacama (Chile), Antofagasta & Paranal Observatory (Chile), Chiloe (Chile), Puerto Varas (Chile), Torres del Paine (Chile), Ushuaia (Argentina), El Chalten (Argentina), El Calafate (Argentina), Isla Magdalena (Argentina), Santiago (Chile), Valparaiso (Chile), Afterthought
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This entry was posted on October 25, 2013 by Blue Lapis Road. It was filed under Brazil, Day 11 to 20, Minas Gerais and was tagged with Architecture, Baroque, Brazil, destination, highlight, journal, Ouro Preto, photo, sight, South America, Travel.
Very beautiful hill town.
October 25, 2013 at 11:51 pm