We visited Minas Gerais with the school. We went to 4 cities, Ouro Preto, Mariana, Congonhas and Tiradentes. All these cities are very important and have a similar history, because of their mines of gold and precious gems in the 17th and 18th century.

sexta-feira, 17 de setembro de 2010

What to do/Where to go:

In Ouro Preto, you can go to the church of Nossa Senhora do Pilar, that has a lot of gold in it. The art of Aleijadinho, it is very beautiful. In Casa dos Contos there was the first melting house and you can see the slaves' house as well. It is so terrible to see how they suffered.
You can  also go to the mine of Chico Rei, one of the most important gold mine.
You can't forget to visit Tião Paineira, a legend in the city.
For us, the most beatiful place in this trip was Congonhas where there are the profets, the masterpiece of Aleijadinho.

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