Travel Insights for Minas Gerais Colonial Cities

Ouro Preto

Ouro Preto is built on a series of steep hills, full of churches, and is steeped in fascinating history. Exploring this city is a delight, where only a few mode…

Mariana

Located in the State of Minas Gerais, Mariana is the oldest of the historic cities of Minas Gerais, it is surrounded by mysterious mountains, crystal rivers, si…

Tiradentes

Surrounded by the blue mountains of Serra de São José are the cobbled streets of picture-perfect Tiradentes, surely one of the most beautiful small towns in all…

View of the colonial houses and cobbled streets in historic Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Sao Joao del Rei

São João del Rei offers a perfect example of how to maintain a historic core amid a modern, progressive and developing city.

Congonhas do Campo

It may not be the prettiest town in Minas Gerais, but Congonhas boasts one of the most revered and respected masterpieces of the great Brazilian sculptor O Alei…

Colonial stone bridge leading to the historic gateway of Ouro Preto in Minas Gerais, Brazil.

Sabra

A once prosperous and highly prolific gold mining town, Sabará is lesser-known than the other historic cities of Minas Gerais. Close to Ouro Preto it is possibl…

Exploring the colonial cities in Minas Gerais

Discover the region of the Portuguese gold rush in the 18th century: Belo Horizonte, Ouro Preto, Mariana, Tiradentes, Congonhas do Campo, Sao Joao del Rei, Saha…