Last August we went on a school trip to visit the historical cities in Minas Gerais. The first city we went to was Ouro Preto, known for its colonial architecture. The second place was Mariana, known as the largest producer of gold. Tiradentes was one of the cities that produced most of the gold in Brazil, because of that the village has developed becoming a city. Congonhas Do Campo has the most famous sculptures of the artist “Alejadinho".

quarta-feira, 15 de setembro de 2010

What to do - Where to go

It is cool to go into the  mine of Chico Rei, that is a mine that belonged to a Portuguese family, but after years the slave Chico Rei could buy not only his freedom  but the mine as well. And with the money he  got from the mine, he financed the building of the Church of Santa Efigênia and bought the freedom of other slaves. 
Mine of Chico Rei
  
Another place to go is the Teatro Municipal of Ouro Preto, which is one of the oldest theaters in South America, and has a beautiful Baroque architecture.
Municipal Theatre

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