Location: Ouro Preto
State of Minas Gerais (MG), Brazil
Country: Brazil
Region: Southeast
State: Minas Gerais
UNESCO World Heritage SiteOfficial name: Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Type: Cultural
Criteria: i, iii
Designated: 1980 (4th session)
Reference no.: 124
State Party: Brazil
Region: South America
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Ouro Preto is a former colonial mining town with beautifully preserved Baroque architecture and quaint cobblestone streets. It has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It earned recognition during Brazil's Golden Age as a center for gold mining and prosperity in the 18th century. Today it is a popular tourist destination.
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