The colonial architecture of Brazil is defined as the architecture carried out in the current Brazilian territory from 1500, the year of the Portuguese arrival, until its Independence, in 1822.
Colonial appearance of Ouro Preto.
The former Duarte Coelho Castle, erected starting in 1536 in Olinda, was the first fortress in Brazil.
Canvas by Leandro Joaquim (1790) showing the Carioca Aqueduct in Rio de Janeiro. Also seen is the Santa Teresa Convent, scenographically placed on the hill. The lagoon in the foreground was filled in for the construction of the Passeio Público.
Entrance to the Passeio Público in Rio in an anonymous painting from the late 18th century.
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Minas Gerais is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 c
Lund copying rock paintings in a cave in Lagoa Santa, c. 1840
Borba Gato, painting by Rodolfo Amoedo, 1929
Diamond mining, by Carlos Julião, c. 1770
Baruch, 18th century Baroque sculpture, by Aleijadinho