Ouro Preto is the largest and most homogeneous portuguese colonial style settlement in the world. It  was the first brazilian town to be declared a world's heritage by UNESCO. Located 96 kilometers from Belo Horizonte. There is a well preserved colonial architecture in town with few signs of modern urban life. Churches decorated with gold and the works by Aleijadinho make Ouro Preto a popular tourist destination. In the colonial times art was fairly advanced and developed into the Baroque style, with many sculptors, painters, composers and poets.

Church of Santa Efigenia, Aleijadinho's Museum, Church Our Lady of Pilar, Church of Saint Francis of Assisi, Mineralogy Museum, Opera House