Ouro Preto
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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
Conjunto arquitetônico e urbanístico de Ouro Preto
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário por Rodrigo Tetsuo Argenton
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Ouro Preto ao amanhecer
Brazilian gold rush
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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
Ouro Preto
…Gold'), formerly Vila Rica (Portuguese pronunciation: , lit. 'Rich Town'), 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 Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its Baroque colonial architecture. Ouro Preto used…
Ciclo do Ouro (gold cycle), painting by Rodolfo Amoedo