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The gold rush opened up the major gold-producing area of Ouro Preto (Portuguese for black gold), then known as Vila Rica. [1] Eventually, the Brazilian Gold Rush created the world's longest gold rush period and the largest gold mines in South America. The rush began when bandeirantes discovered large gold deposits in the mountains of Minas ...
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Brazilian Portuguese: Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora do Pilar) in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, popularly called the Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church (Brazilian Portuguese: Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Pilar), is one of the best known Catholic buildings among those erected during the Brazilian Gold Rush. [1]
Museu da Inconfidência or Museum of the Inconfidência is a history museum dedicated to those who died in a failed rebellion movement Inconfidência Mineira for Brazilian independence from Portugal. It was established in 1938. It is located in Tiradentes Square in Ouro Preto in Minas Gerais in a former Jail. It was declared as a National ...
In 1876, the Escola de Minas (Mines School) was created. This school established the technological foundation for several of the mineral discoveries in Brazil. Ouro Preto was the capital of Minas Gerais from 1720 until 1897, when the needs of government outgrew this town in the valley.
Minas Gerais State University: Faculdade de Engenharia João Monlevade, Minas Gerais. Brazil [81] Federal University of Ouro Preto: Escola de Minas de Ouro Preto Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais. Brazil [82] Federal University of Alfenas: Instituto de Ciência e Tecnologia Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais. Brazil: Federal University of Campina Grande
Area view of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and surroundings. Side view. The building's project was the last to be done by Manuel Francisco Lisboa, but later the layout would be changed several times, and it is speculated that Aleijadinho, the designer's son, may have participated in these modifications, which gave the original plan typical Rococo features.
Tyler Perry is spotlighting a lesser-known piece of World War II history in his new Netflix film, The Six Triple Eight. Based on a WWII History Magazine article by Kevin M. Hymel, the film, out ...
That was the case for Tiradentes, who took full responsibility for the conspiracy movement and was imprisoned in Rio de Janeiro, where he was hanged on 21 April 1792. Afterwards, his body was torn into pieces, which were sent to Vila Rica in the captaincy of Minas Gerais, to be displayed in the places where he had propagated his revolutionary ...