I don't know about you, but these kinds of 'straight-from-a-postcard' places immediately make my traveler's heart beat faster. Ouro Preto is not just a beautiful city, it also has a rich and turbulent past. The city was founded in 1711 and literally means 'Black Gold'. Ouro Preto grew into a prosperous city due to the many gold mines. In its heyday, Ouro Preto had approximately 110,000 inhabitants, mainly slaves. For comparison, at that time Rio de Janeiro had only 20,000 inhabitants. When gold ran out at the end of the 19th century, the inhabitants moved away and the city fell into decline. Praça Tiradentes is the central square, named after the leader of the slave uprising Inconfidência Mineira in 1789. Slavery was finally officially abolished in Brazil in 1888. It seems clear to me, Ouro Preto is a true open-air museum, but with a dark edge.
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