Ouro Preto

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- Sep 17, 2023, 6:18pm
- 🌙 22 °C
- Altitude: 1,149 m
- Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto -20.385545, -43.50456520°23’8” S 43°30’16” W
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Ouro Preto
September 17, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Wie der Name sagt, sind wir in der Stadt des schwarzen Goldes. Diese sehr gut erhaltene Kolonialstadt besteht aus vielen Barockbauten, Kirchen sehr steilen Kopfsteinpflasterstrassen und vielen einheimischen Touristen. Unsere Anfahrt gestaltete sich ziemlich abenteuerlich. Wegen einer Strassensperrung jagte uns das Navi durch die steilen und engen Gassen der Stadt.
Heute standen der Besuch einer alten Goldmine und diverse Kirchen auf dem Programm. In einer der Kirchen wurden 426 Kilogramm Gold verbaut (gefördert durch Sklaven aus Afrika).Read more
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Traveler Es kommen bei mir gewisse Erinnerungen hoch🙈😂
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Traveler Genau...zum Glück ist Urs gefahren😡
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Brasilien
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- Aug 20, 2019, 6:00am
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 1,157 m
- Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto -20.385883, -43.50430920°23’9” S 43°30’16” W
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Ouro Preto
August 20, 2019 in Brazil ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
Auch Ouro Preto (= Schwarzes Gold) ist UNESCO - Weltkulturerbe. Alte Herrenhäuser, Kirchen und Klöster verschmelzen hier zu einem Barockensemble. Die Stadt erhielt ihren Namen, weil man 1698 in der Umgebung angelaufene Goldnuggets gefunden hatte. Mitte des 18.Jh machte der Goldrausch Ouro Preto zu einer wohlhabenden Stadt. Auch begann hier, die von Tiradentes angeführte Inconfidencia-Rebellion gegen Portugal.
Früher eine der reichsten Städte der Welt, begegnet uns der Reichtum in den goldverzierten Kirchen und im Zentrum.

Zu Mittag essen wir in einem brasilianischen Restaurant - es schmeckte alles hervorragend. Allerdings machte mich ein Gericht stutzig , welches die erweiterte Bezeichnung "...ora-pronobis" (=bete für uns) hatte. Sogar der Zuckerrohrschnaps war im Preis inbegriffen.

Nach dem Essen besuchten wir das Museum de Mineralogie mit einer außergewöhnlichen Mineraliensammlung. Sogar ein Edelstein aus Österreich wird hier ausgestellt.
Den Abschluss des heutigen Tages bildete der Besuch einer alte Goldmine. Hier konnten wir sehen, unter welch unmenschlichen Bedingungen sogar Kinder beim Goldschürfen mitarbeiteten.Read more
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Traveler A Small World
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- Oct 9, 2022
- ☁️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 1,090 m
- Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto -20.391454, -43.50631120°23’29” S 43°30’23” W
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Ouro Preto
October 9, 2022 in Brazil ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Nice little town from the epoch when brazil still was a portuguese colony. Interesting to see the good, but mainly the bad from those times. The first independency revolution started here and there is a nice museum with it’s history. Though very touristic Ouro Preto gains back his charm due to it’s the university.Read more
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annalovestraveling Ordem e progresso
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- Mar 30, 2018, 7:07pm
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 1,157 m
- Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto -20.38446, -43.5040420°23’4” S 43°30’15” W
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Up the cobblestone hills
March 30, 2018 in Brazil ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
It took me one bus, two planes and a shuttle to get to the colonial town of Ouro Preto, but ur was worth every second. It is just exactly the kind of town I like: small with cute houses, hills, cobblestoned alleys, a lot of culture and great restaurants.
Together with Nicolás, an Argentinean from the hostel, I added various kilometers and god knows how many churches to the count. My hiking shoes do serve me well here.Read more
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annalovestraveling Ordem e progresso
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- Mar 31, 2018, 10:17pm
- 🌙 17 °C
- Altitude: 1,136 m
- Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto -20.38586, -43.5024820°23’9” S 43°30’9” W
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Semana Santa celebrations
March 31, 2018 in Brazil ⋅ 🌙 17 °C
If you have looked at the map of this trip, you might be wondering why I took the long trip to Ouro Preto, which definitely is not just "on the way". The answer is: because of the holy week. Leaving alone that I didn't want to spend Easter on an overcrowded beach full of drunk and a little intrusive Brazilian machos (just my very prejudicial expectation), I had also read that Ouro Preto was the best place in Brazil this time of the year.
The official Semana Santa agenda, though not even close to including everything that is going on, includes numbers of processions, services, liturgies, orchestrations and other Easter traditions.Read more
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Traveler Welcome to the jungle
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- Jan 15, 2023
- ☁️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 1,098 m
- Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto -20.386429, -43.50761720°23’11” S 43°30’27” W
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Day 87
Ouro Preto
January 15, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
La ville des églises
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Traveler Dis donc tu vas souvent à la messe !
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Traveler figures toi qu'on est pas rentré dans une seule de ces églises 😂
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Traveler Pour ta collec !!!
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Traveler noveau design je te montrerai, mais le voyage nous donne plein d'idées
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Traveler Anjas kleine Weltreise
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- Jan 4, 2017, 11:41am
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 1,124 m
- Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto -20.38477, -43.50808320°23’5” S 43°30’29” W
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Brasilien - Ouro Preto 2
January 4, 2017 in Brazil ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Zweiter Tag in Ouro Preto...Berg rauf, Berg runter, nächste Kirche 😊
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Traveler Anjas kleine Weltreise
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- Jan 3, 2017, 12:24pm
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 1,144 m
- Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto -20.38775, -43.4954720°23’16” S 43°29’44” W
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Brasilien - Ouro Preto 1
January 3, 2017 in Brazil ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Die Stadt der 1000 Kirchen...also eigentlich "nur" 23, bei der Stadtgrösse aber allemal ausreichend.
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annalovestraveling Ordem e progresso
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- Apr 1, 2018, 9:23pm
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 1,178 m
- Brazil Minas Gerais Ouro Preto -20.38068, -43.5078420°22’50” S 43°30’28” W
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Museum day
April 1, 2018 in Brazil ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Well, the title pretty much covers it. It's not allowed to take pictures in the museums, so I'll just leave some more nice views here.
Traveler Que guapa 😏🙂
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