Budget Accommodation Hostels South America Brazil Ouro Preto
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Ouro Preto is the colonial gem of the state of Minas Gerais in the southeast of Brazil. The city is located about 100 kilometres from Belo Horizonte and almost 500 kilometres from Rio de Janeiro. It's one of the main sights in Minas Gerais because its splendid Baroqua architecture which gave it a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
From the Ouro Preto Travel Guide
2 weeks in Brazil, May 09
and the Colonial historic cities in the mountains of Minas Gerais (Ouro Preto, Congonhas, Tiradentes). It's also ...
Clueless about Brazil
Hey Heather, Great destination, just got back from Brazil: Amazone, Pantanal and Iguazu Falls. I guess with 2-3 weeks apart from Rio you could either stay within the state or neighbouring states visiting some more beaches, islands, national parks and probabaly colonial towns like Ouro Preto, or add ...
Six weeks in South America. What would you do?!
Janeiro, Foz do Iguaçu(Iguassu falls), Minas Gerais( a lot of historical towns like Ouro Preto ...
Ouro Preto
The hellish wait and the hellish bus ride were thankfully worth it once we feasted our eyes on the beauty that is Ouro Preto. Arriving a 6am on virtually no sleep, we were so enthralled by the view ...
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Ouro Preto!
Ok, so we´ve just spent about a week in Ouro Preto relaxing and planning some of our trip. As we ...
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The Big Island
later, our next stop was Ouro Preto in Minas Gerais state - a very pretty, hillside town famous for its ...
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