Historic Town of Ouro Preto
Category
Cultural
Inscribed under criteria (i), (iii).
Region
Latin America and the Caribbean
Brazil
Inscribed
1980
List reference
124
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Location
Where it sits, and what is around it
Historic Town of Ouro Preto is about 45 km north-east of Conselheiro Lafaiete. The nearest other World Heritage site is Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas, about 40 km away.
Nearest towns and cities
- Conselheiro Lafaiete · about 112,000 peopleabout 45 km south-west
- Nova Lima · about 88,000 peopleabout 60 km north-west
- Ponte Nova · about 48,000 peopleabout 65 km east
- Belo Horizonte · about 5,575,000 peopleabout 70 km north-west
- Barbacena · about 122,000 peopleabout 95 km south
- Ubá · about 98,000 peopleabout 100 km south-east
Nearby World Heritage sites
The nearest neighbours, as the crow flies
BrazilCultural40 km away
BrazilCultural77 km away
BrazilCultural240 km away
BrazilCultural281 km away
BrazilCultural288 km away
Further resources
The official record, while our own profile is in hand
The official record
- World Heritage Centre page for this sitewhc.unesco.org
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