The Brazilian gold rush started in the 1690s, in the then Portuguese colony of Brazil in the Portuguese Empire. The gold rush opened up the major gold-producing area of Ouro Preto, then known as Vila
Ciclo do Ouro (gold cycle), painting by Rodolfo Amoedo
Ouro Preto, formerly Vila Rica, is a municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains, was designated a World Heri
Brazilian gold rush
…rush started in the 1690s, in the then Portuguese colony of Brazil in the Portuguese Empire. The gold rush opened up the major gold-producing area of Ouro Preto (Portuguese for black gold), then known as Vila Rica. Eventually, the Brazilian gold rush created the world's longest gold rush period and the largest…
Conjunto arquitetônico e urbanístico de Ouro Preto
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário por Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton