Ouro Preto
E715957
Ouro Preto is a historic colonial mining town in southeastern Brazil renowned for its well-preserved baroque architecture and role in the country’s gold rush era.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
historic town ⓘ municipality ⓘ |
| area | 1245 square kilometres ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson |
Aleijadinho
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tiradentes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| becameCapitalOf | Minas Gerais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capitalOfFrom | Minas Gerais 1720–1897 ⓘ |
| climateClassification | Cwb ⓘ |
| climateType | subtropical highland climate ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| elevation |
1116 metres
ⓘ
3661 feet ⓘ |
| formerName | Vila Rica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedAsSettlement | 1711 ⓘ |
| gainedMunicipalStatus | 1711 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Municipality of Ouro Preto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasUniversity | Federal University of Ouro Preto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Brazilian Gold Rush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inconfidência Mineira NERFINISHED ⓘ baroque architecture ⓘ colonial architecture ⓘ gold mining history ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minas Gerais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Region of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | BRT ⓘ |
| mayorTitle | Prefeito ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | black gold ⓘ |
| microregion | Ouro Preto microregion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableChurch |
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pilar NERFINISHED ⓘ Igreja de São Francisco de Assis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMuseum |
Museu da Inconfidência
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Museu de Ciência e Técnica da Escola de Minas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSquare | Praça Tiradentes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 74000 ⓘ |
| populationCensusYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| postalCodeType | CEP ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivities |
education
ⓘ
services ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| regionSubdivisionType | mesoregion Metropolitana de Belo Horizonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedAsCapitalBy | Belo Horizonte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateSubdivisionName | Minas Gerais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateSubdivisionType | state ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 124 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSince | 1980 ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | −03:00 ⓘ |
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