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Mariana Destination Guide

Explore Mariana in Brazil

Mariana in the region of Minas Gerais with its 45,236 inhabitants is a town in Brazil - some 434 mi or ( 699 km ) South-East of Brasília , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Mariana

Current time in Mariana is now 11:55 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " America/Sao Paulo " with a UTC offset of -2 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Vitória, Sao Sebastiao, São Paulo, Santos, and Salto. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Vitória . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Mariana ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

XT660R vs CBR600RR

0:58 min by Marco Aurelio Rocha Sousa Filho
Views: 43992 Rating: 2.68

My XT660R in travel back to Belo Horizonte vs CBR 600 RR, braking at 180km/h, litle chasing.... ..

Ouro Preto part 1

7:12 min by Wilfred Hildonen
Views: 1644 Rating: 5.00

Press the CC-button to choose language for subtitles... In July this year, we visited Ouro Preto in Minas Gerais, Brazil. This is the first video from our visit, introducing the city. Later I will sho ..


Mariana/mg Cley voando Pico da Cartuxa, Festival de voo livre de Mariana-mg

5:43 min by Cley Everton
Views: 1552 Rating: 5.00

Um lugar especial para quem gosta de novas emoções no voo livre, voar sobre a cidade histórica, casões tombados pelo patrimonio mundial. ..

Ouro Preto part 3

8:13 min by Wilfred Hildonen
Views: 317 Rating: 5.00

(Clique no CC para escolher legendas em português) I thought it would suffice with 3 videos from our trip, but the band of young percussionists we saw in Mariana, simply deserves an entire video for t ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Mariana, Minas Gerais

Mariana is the oldest city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a touristic city, founded on July 16, 1696, and retains the characteristics of a baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums.

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Located at -20.38 -43.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Populated places established in 1696, Populated places in Minas Gerais

Church of Saint Francis of Assisi (Ouro Preto)

The Church of Saint Francis of Assisi is a Rococo Catholic church in Ouro Preto, Brazil. Its erection began in 1766 after a design by the great Brazilian architect and sculptor Antônio Francisco Lisboa, the so-called Aleijadinho, who also designed the carved decorations inside, which were only finished towards the end of the 19th century. The circular bell towers and the oculus closed by a relief were original features in religious architecture of that time in Brazil.

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Located at -20.39 -43.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: 18th-century church buildings, Colonial architecture, Portuguese Colonial architecture, Rococo architecture of Brazil, Roman Catholic churches in Brazil, Visitor attractions in Minas Gerais

Ouro Preto

Ouro Preto (from Portuguese, Black Gold) is a city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains and designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO because of its outstanding Baroque architecture.

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Located at -20.39 -43.50 (Lat./Long.); Less than 9 km away
Tags: Baroque architecture, Colonial architecture, Populated places in Minas Gerais, World Heritage Sites in Brazil

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