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Get ready to climb... all streets are on slopes, as in most cities in Minas Gerais
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ThiagoRamos Says: This is the Main Church of Diamantina. The present construction was finished in 1932, replacing the original one. You can see this church from almost everywhere in the city...
pepples46 Says: and from an other perspective..the Passageway.the beauty is always in the detail, just click on the pic and you see what I mean
pepples46 Says: reminding of the portugues influence, clever building and innovation, the Passageway now the Preifeitura ..Mayor's Office of Diamantina
pepples46 Says: walking around the old Town..quaint housing, typical cobblestones and friendly peopleDiamantina today is Cultural Heritage of Humankind and deservedly so
pepples46 Says: over Diamantina, where the first Diamond was found around 1720, the news was held back and not reported to Portugal....till 1730. there is a little bit of ...how time passes in Brasil until today, making desicions and putting them in place, takes a little longer, all aspects...
remenbering the time pousada: remenber the old times
wclu Says: A place to rest with antique, very good linen and attencious attendent the diamod extraction museun idealized and build by the owner
ThiagoRamos Says: While in Diamantina, you won´t even need to use the public transportation. The city is quite small, so you can go to all the places walking (except for the waterfalls). The only problem is that the city was built on a mountain, so be ready for the slopes...
ThiagoRamos Says: Diamantina is located in Minas Gerais State, 280 Km from Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais´ capital and biggest city). This is the closest you can get by plane. From BH, you´ll have to catch a bus and the trip will last around 5 hours.São Paulo is 878 Km away. The bus trip will...
ThiagoRamos Says: This is what carnival is about!!! Having fun!!!Every street of the city historical center will be crowded with young people dancing, drinking, talking and having fun. From friday night until wednesday morning. Can you believe that???On the market square (a few quarters from...
ThiagoRamos Says: In Carnival, during the day, there are always some parades passing through the city. People will stop to watch them for a few minutes. It is really fast, unless you want to join them and walk around the city.It is not like Rio?s Carnival so the parades are much simpler. It...
pepples46 Says: of precious stones and minerals, thousends of mines where opend, millions of treasures ripped from below the earth, enourmes wealth generated.....but only for few people, till Brasils Independence in 1804but somehow this wealth disappeared into dark channels, Brasil could...
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I don´t see Diamantina as a dangerous city, so you don´t have to worry about being robbed or something like this. Just be careful.
On the other hand, the city gets really crowded on Carnival. You´ll probably spend most of the time jumping, hugging people and drinking (maybe?) so it´s very easy to loose wallets, cameras and other small itens. So be careful and make sure you put the valuable things in a place where they won´t fall from...
Written Jan 6, 2006
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There are some beautiful waterfalls ("cachoeiras") around the city, such as Cachoeira dos Cristais (13 Km), Cachoeira Sentinela (8 Km), Cachoeira da Toca (5 Km) Cachoeira Capivara (in neighbor city of Gouveia) and Cachoeira do Barão (also in Gouveia).
I´ve never been to any of them, so I don´t have pictures. But you can check www.diamantina.com.br for some pics (on the link "cachoeiras").
Written Jan 6, 2006
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Fondest memory: I am not peticular fond of Churches, but ... one can't escape..:-) Brazil is a very religious Country, packed with Churches everywhere, even a small Town might have more then one. the whole congregation saves and donates enourmes amounts for the Church, which in return, played their part in Brazils Politics.90% catolics,around 5% protestants and the rest worship smaller religions officially not accepted but very much practiced..like Candomble ..the black magic.
when you like to know more about the Region..please go to my Ouro Preto or Minas Gerais page
Ouro Preto
Updated Aug 20, 2005
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HISTORY AND CARNIVAL IN DIAMANTINA (MG) - BRAZIL
Around 1720, diamonds were discovered in the region and the "Arraial do Tijuco" (former name of Diamantina) became a prosperous village. In 1734, the Arraial became the political and administrative......
City of Diamonds and other precious stones.ca.200km northeast of Belo Horizonte Mercado Velho in the 17th-18th Century very much the place to buy a Slave..as it was Custom in those days.Brasil, gracas...
Historical city in Minas with a great Carnaval
Great "Carnaval de rua" (street Carnaval), people singing and dancing on the historical streets. If you wonder where do Brazilians go during Carnaval... this is one of the places ;-) Besides that,...
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