Sights & Attractions in Minas Gerais

Things to Do in Ouro Preto

Name	Category	Location

Casa dos Contos This colonial coinage house dating from 1782-87 had many uses...	Museums / Galleries, Government Buildings	Ouro Preto

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição The charming Our Lady of the Conception church is decorated in...	Religious Sites	Ouro Preto

Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo Completed in 1776, the impressive Our Lady of Carmel Church contains...	Religious Sites	Ouro Preto

Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pilar This heavily gilded church was consecrated in 1733, built on...	Religious Sites	Ouro Preto

Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos The small, intriguing Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the...	Religious Sites	Ouro Preto


Igreja de Santa Efigênia On a hill east of Praça Tiradentes, this interesting slave...	Religious Sites	Ouro Preto

Igreja de São Francisco de Assis Considered Aleijadinho's masterpiece, this church was begun in...	Religious Sites	Ouro Preto

Museu da Inconfidência One of the best historical museums in Brazil, this former 18th-century...	Museums / Galleries	Ouro Preto

Museu de Ciência e Técnica Opposite the Museu da Inconfidência in the former governor's...	Museums / Galleries	Ouro Preto

Museu do Oratório Established in the historic house of the St. Carmel novitiate...	Museums / Galleries	Ouro Preto

Teatro Municipal Billed as the oldest operating theater in Latin America, this...	Arts / Performance Venues	Ouro Preto
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