BEST MOMENTS

 The moment we liked  the most was when we went to “Tião Parreira” and listened to his amazing  life story. Besides that, the church “Matriz de Tiradentes” was an outstanding occasion.

TIPS

 If you want to enjoy everything in the historical cities we recommend you to spend at least  a week in the region. The steep streets are sometimes tiresome and you should stop and rest for a while during your walk.

WHAT TO TAKE

 You should take tennis shoes and comfortable clothing to go walking, warm clothing to the evenings is also recommended.

WHERE TO STAY

There are many good places to stay in. We recommend “Ponta do Morro Hotel” (with pool, soccer field) in Tiradentes city and “Providência Hotel” (with soccer field and a beautiful garden) in Mariana city. These hotels are very simple but cozy.

Hotel Ponta do Morro

WHERE TO EAT/ WHAT TO EAT



 These historical cities have tasteful restaurants and you can try the typical Brazilian food such as: “tutu de feijão”, cheese bread (pão de queijo), rice, mashed potato and meat.



Cheese Bread



Tutu de feijão



WHAT TO DO

You can visit “Ouro Preto Theater” with the chance of attending the performance of the teller of tales, Dona Célia Nazaré who includes in her work comedy, drama and so on. 

Tiâo Paineira

Another place that is worth visiting is “Oficina de escultura em pedra” where you have the opportunity to create a stone sculpture with the supervision of an artist called Beth.  We recommend you go to Tião Paineira´s pottery house in Tiradentes where you learn how to shape ceramics and enjoy some stories. You can walk around the historoical cities, enjoy the view and the beautiful architecture. Ouro Preto is a wonderful place if you are looking for crafts with excellent prices. The most traditional material used to make crafts is soapstone.

WHAT TO SEE









Mina of Chico Rei

Church Matriz de Tiradentes

There is pleny  to see in Ouro Preto, Mariana and Tiradentes such as many churches and mines. The churches worth seeing are:  “Matriz de Tiradentes”, “Bom Jesus de Matosinho”, “Sao Francisco”. The mines: “Chico Rei” and “Mina da Vale” are interesting. You can´t miss “Casa dos Contos” with a touristic guide tour about the history of the place and with a visit to the room where the slaves used to be kept, equipped with the materials of torture used at that time. It´s a place that brings back all the suffering of such slaves.