Ouro Prêto Travel Guide

 deeper_blue Says:  Ouro Preto has an array of churches in many architectural styles and bright colours. The most notable are Igreja de São Francisco de Assis (on the hill), Nossa Senhora da Conceiçao and Nossa Senhora do Carmo. The colonial architecture in this part of Minas Gerais is famous... 

 deeper_blue Says:  The town of Ouro Preto is a lovely sight, and with its imposing steep streets, it means you can get a good work out admiring the panorama. It is small enough to see it all on foot. Work your way round the cobbled streets and take your time doing souvenir shopping. 

 solopes Says:  The whole town is a sculpture, composed by hundreds of churches and colonial buildings. It's a delight for our eyes, getting the top of one hill, and... to see the other. Absolutely marvelous.Though very steep, the town is small, and easy to see in one or two days, if you... 

 solopes Says:  Right in Ouro Preto, the visitable area of this mine, several kilometers long and dug by the slave Chico Rei, in search of fortune and freedom, is not much than a hole. Anyway, specially for the kids, it is funny (Horacio, almost two meters high was the star). 

 solopes Says:  There are some mines opened to public, allowing to recreate the hard conditions supported by the old miners. We visited two of them: the mine of Chico Rei, right in Ouro Preto, and a bigger one in Passagem, close to Mariana, where we descent to the mine using an old trolley... 

 davidjo Says:  I was very pleased to spend a half day at Ouro Preto, just to be able to stroll around and click the camera so many times as the town was a wonderful example of the old colonial architecture. It is a world heritage site with many old buildings and cobblestone streets. The... 

 wilocrek Says:  Have you ever felt like spending an entire day in a museum fall of rocks? Yes? Howabout a museum with more rocks and minerals than you will find anywhere else in the world? If your a rockhound then this museum is for you and probaly not anyone else. I thought it was worth... 

 elsadran Says:  Ouro Prêto is about 100kms from Belo Horizonte. Buses of Passaro Verde company – (31)3201-2687 - leave daily and take about 2.5 hours. Tickets cost 20R$. Have in mind that the Belo Horizonte airport is 33kms away from the bus station and it will take you about an hour to... 

 elsadran Says:  Fascinating little rocks!! Stunning colours! Perfect sparkle!! If you want to have a look at a good collection of minerals visit the Museu de Mineralogia. My favourite stone is Aqua Marina with that elegant blue colour. I visited a shop to learn a little more. They told me... 

 NewMex Says:  Ouro Preto is a college town, which gives Carnaval here a special flavor. Hundreds of twenty-somethings descend on the town to celebrate with student friends. Hotels fill up early ; be sure to purchase bus tickets well in advance for arriving and leaving.For the locals, the... 

 cachaseiro Says:  In between Ouro Preto and Mariana you have a gold mine that was used until quite recently.It is partly flooded today, but there is a quite a bit to see and you have guides showing you around there and answering what questions you might have.Entering the mine is one of the... 

 cachaseiro Says:  You will often see a sign saying "republica" on houses in Ouro Preto.These places are student houses where students live together and often party hard.These places are often quite anarchistic and many wild ideas and wild plans for Brazils future has started in these...