Ouro Preto, formerly Vila Rica, is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains, was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its Baroque colonial architecture. Ouro Preto used to be the capital of Minas Gerais from 1720 until the foundation of Belo Horizonte in 1897.
Image: Conjunto arquitetônico e urbanístico de Ouro Preto
Image: Detalhe da fachada Palacio dos governadores
Image: Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário (Ouro Preto) por Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton (02)
Congonhas is a historical Brazilian city located in the state of Minas Gerais. It is situated 90 kilometres (56 mi) south from Belo Horizonte, the capital of state of Minas Gerais, by the highway BR-040. As of 2020, the city had a population of 55,309.
Image: Congonhas, MG IMG 3007 (28419440750)
Image: Congonhas do Campo petit sanctuaire en 2005
Image: Capela do Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
Image: Pedro Vilela Estação Ferroviária Congonhas MG (40866133291)