Historic Town of Ouro Preto

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The Historic Town of Ouro Preto is a well-preserved Brazilian colonial mining town renowned for its Baroque architecture, steep cobbled streets, and rich gold rush history.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf UNESCO World Heritage Site
historic town
architecturalStyle Baroque
Rococo NERFINISHED
associatedWith Aleijadinho NERFINISHED
Inconfidência Mineira NERFINISHED
Mestre Ataíde NERFINISHED
Tiradentes NERFINISHED
capitalUntil 1897
contains Casa dos Contos NERFINISHED
Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo NERFINISHED
Church of Nossa Senhora do Pilar NERFINISHED
Church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos NERFINISHED
Church of São Francisco de Assis NERFINISHED
Museum of the Inconfidência NERFINISHED
Praça Tiradentes NERFINISHED
country Brazil
elevation about 1100 metres
foundedAsTown 1711
governingBody IPHAN NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site
heritageProtection Brazilian federal heritage listing
inscriptionYear 1980
knownFor Aleijadinho sculptures
Baroque architecture
Brazilian gold rush history
colonial urban fabric
historic churches
paintings by Mestre Ataíde
religious art
steep cobbled streets
locatedIn Ouro Preto NERFINISHED
Serra do Espinhaço NERFINISHED
Southeast Region of Brazil NERFINISHED
State of Minas Gerais NERFINISHED
material stone
wood
originalName Vila Rica NERFINISHED
partOf Brazilian Gold Cycle NERFINISHED
periodOfSignificance 18th century
early 19th century
replacedAsCapitalBy Belo Horizonte NERFINISHED
tourismActivity cultural tourism
heritage tourism
UNESCOcriteria Cultural: i
Cultural: iii
Cultural: v
UNESCOregion Latin America and the Caribbean NERFINISHED
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteId 124
urbanCharacteristic cobbled streets
irregular street layout
steep slopes
wasCapitalOf Province of Minas Gerais NERFINISHED

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Minas Gerais hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Town of Ouro Preto