Ouro Preto Travel Blogs

Ouro preto proved to be my favorite visit in Brazil.  Yea it doesn't have the beautiful beaches of Rio de Janerio, or the tall urban sprawl of Sao Paolo, but wow, it was fantastic.  The night started out in a bar, chit chatting with some local students from a university.  It turns …

6 August:Caught the bus this morning to visit the Minas do Passagem, now a tourist venue showing the insides of an old gold mine that operated from 1719 to 1985!  We took a little cable car 350m into the mine until we were about 120m underground and then had a guided tour of a few of the tunne…

São Jao del Rei. was the first colonial gold mining town in the state of Minias Geras that we decided to visit. At every stop on the 6 hour bus journey, I´d turn to someone and ask Àqui São Jao del Rei?´ in my best Portuguese accent. Each time, I was met with a blank stare, then repeated the q…

The last stop on our loop above Rio.  Got the bus yesterday from Belo to here at lunchtime and arrived around 2 ish. It´s a very pretty little place, colonial architecture and loads of churches which are mostly perched on the highest points for maximum visibility. Yesterday we had a qui…

KERRY - What a difference to Belo Horizonte! This town is beautiful and definitley worth a visit! We took the bus from Belo Horizonte (1 hr 45 mins) and stayed 1 night here and found a lovely little pousada - a bit pricey but so nice! The town dates back 1711 and has 13 churches in all, set am…

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This is some travels that I already went.

I got the overnight bus from Rio to little town of Ouro Preto, which used to be a major gold mining town.  I'd left myself a bit short of time, so I only spent the morning looking round.  Call myself organised?!? Ha.  It was a beautiful little town set on a hillside, with cobbled sto…

i arrived in ouro preto after an overnight bus from vitoria at 5 a.m.! and it rained like mad, so i wasn't sure what do to, if i should stay in the rodoviaria until the sun arrives or looking for the hostel in the rain and in the dark, well there wasn't really a possibility to sit on the upper floo…

Nestled Away in Brazil, a few hours from Belo Horizonte is Ouro Preto. Its a great destination, although a bit farther from the typical Brazilian Travel Spots

The city of Black Gold. This was certainly a golden stop for me. An unexpected gem hidden in the moments mere hours away from the metropolis of Rio. Ouro Preto feels the way it must have been back in colonial days. The streets are still cobbled and there are fantastically designed and adorned churc…

This is some places that I already visited...

I moved to São Paulo in July after graduating from college, hoping to get to know brazil better while living with some family and teaching english. I dropped the teaching gig in december, and i've been backpacking the country since.