Unesco World Heritage Site
The city of Ouro Preto is located in the Serra do Espinhaço Mountains and has a beautiful historical centre. The old city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its Baroque architecture. It is a city full of pomp and circumstance. The many Baroque churches were built in the time when a lot of gold was found in this mining town. Also visit nearby Mariana, also a former 'gold city'. Like Ouro Preto, Mariana is known for the Brazilian Baroque.