Introducing Diamantina
Isolated but fabulous, Diamantina is one of Brazil’s prettiest and least-visited colonial towns. Surrounded by desolate mountains, it was the remotest mining town in Minas and the starting point for the Caminho dos Escravos, the old road to the coast built with the sweat, blood and tears of thousands of African slaves. Diamantina’s fine mansions and winding streets haven’t changed much in the last 200 years. Designated a Unesco World Heritage site in 1999, this cidade histórica is also the birthplace of Juscelino Kubitschek, former Brazilian president and founder of Brasília.
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Last updated: Mar 2, 2009
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RE: Two week Brazil itinerary; Floripa vs Morro do Sao Paulo vs Manaus
by joyeeta 21 July 2011
Attending a wedding in Praia dos Carneiros the second/final Saturday I'm in the country, transport options to PdC will have been pre-arrange…
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RE: Two week Brazil itinerary; Floripa vs Morro do Sao Paulo vs Manaus
by joyeeta 21 July 2011
Will save Amazon for another trip (and prob another country), and likely Floripa as well. It also looks like Lencois/Chapada Diamantina…
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Re: OURO PRETO - DIAMANTINA
by Sara_Pereira 26 June 2011
Hi, If you have only 4 days I'd better go to Ouro Preto, Mariana, Tiradentes and São João del Rei, and return to Belo Horizonte. I think…
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