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Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
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Diamantina is a colonial city in Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its 17th-century streets and buildings are witnesses to the country's diamond and gold digging ages, and its historic center has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
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Construction on this chapel began in 1773 and stretched over the next 4 decades.
This former residence of ex-president Juscelino Kubitschek houses a museum dedicated to his life.
One of the most important pieces of colonial architecture, this structure was built as a residence, and later used as a meeting hall for the city council.
Museu do Diamante
Holds a collection of artifacts from the area's colonial diamond-mining days.
Completed sometime before 1771.
Completed in 1784, this church holds mass on the fourth Saturday of the month at 17:00.
Built by the Franciscans in the early 1770s. The interior is being restored.
Praça Dr. Prado, 124.
Beco da Tecla, 31.
By bus
The bus station (rodoviária) is at Largo Dom João, 134. (38) 3531-9176. There are frequent buses from Belo Horizonte by companies São Geraldo and Pássaro Verde (websites in Portuguese only).
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Belo Horizonte · International · CNF
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