Diamantina
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Diamantina is a historic colonial-era city in Brazil renowned for its well-preserved architecture and role in the country’s diamond mining past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diamantina canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| climate | tropical highland climate ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1,280 metres ⓘ |
| foundedAs | Arraial do Tijuco NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingCountry | Federative Republic of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchitecturalStyle |
Baroque architecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ Rococo architecture ⓘ |
| hasCulturalEvent | Vesperata (outdoor night concerts) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEconomicImportance | major diamond production centre in 18th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricFunction | colonial mining town ⓘ |
| hasMunicipalStatus | municipality of Minas Gerais ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus | well-preserved historic urban fabric ⓘ |
| hasReligionBuilding |
Catedral Metropolitana de Santo Antônio da Sé
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos (Diamantina) NERFINISHED ⓘ Igreja de São Francisco de Assis (Diamantina) NERFINISHED ⓘ Igreja do Carmo (Diamantina) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationCriteria |
UNESCO cultural criteria (ii)
ⓘ
UNESCO cultural criteria (iv) ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationDate | 1999 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Brazilian colonial era ⓘ |
| isTouristDestination | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
baroque and rococo churches
ⓘ
colonial-era architecture ⓘ historic center ⓘ historic diamond mining ⓘ serestas (traditional night serenades) ⓘ stone-paved streets ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minas Gerais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southeast Region of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFormerColony | Colonial Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Espinhaço Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePerson |
Chica da Silva
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juscelino Kubitschek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialName | Diamantina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jequitinhonha Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHistoricalEconomicActivity |
diamond mining
ⓘ
gold mining ⓘ |
| timeZone | Brasília Time ⓘ |
| transportConnection | connected by road to Belo Horizonte ⓘ |
| UNESCORegion | Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | historic centre ⓘ |
| UTCOffset | −03:00 ⓘ |
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