Ouro Preto

Brazil - Ouro Preto

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February 13th 2009
Now this is what i expected when i came to Brazil, Ouro Preto, its a small town in the state of Minas Gerais. After spending a few days in Belo Horizonte, where i was quite sick it was good to see some of the real Brazil. Ouro Preto is dubbed the Village of the Black Gold. It is a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains and is a designated World Heritage Site be ... read more

South America » Brazil » Minas Gerais » Ouro Preto

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Following three centuries under the rule of Portugal, Brazil became an independent nation in 1822. By far the largest and most populous country in South America, Brazil overcame more than half a century of military intervention in the governance of t... ... read more