Local Tour - Belo Horizonte

Founded in 1698, Ouro Preto is the masterpiece of colonial architecture in Brazil. Declared by UNESCO as a “Cultural Patrimony of Mankind”. Due to its distance from the coast and the exhaustion of the mines after 1789,it is the one town in Brazil to remain as an outstanding artistic and architectural example of that era. Along the same period, there developed liberation movements inspired by the Iluminism ideas and the concreet example of the American Revolution.

Main points:

- Church of St. Francis of Assissi: An example of Brazilian religious architecture, designed by Aleijadinho, with wood and soapstone sculptures by the same artist.
- Museum of the School of Mines: a complete mineralogical view of Brazil, in addition to displays of geological artifacts from the other countries.
- Church of Our Lady of the Pilar: a church that marked the culmination of Golden Age architecture,with carved works painted entirely in gold. Oratorio Museum
- Opera House
Taste the typical dishes of the region: Feijão Tropeiro and Tutu a Mineira. Lunch Restaurante Casa dos Contos (Regional buffet food).

Frequency: daily (except Monday)

Lunch included at Casa dos Contos Restaurant (regional food buffet)

R$ 210,00 (*)

(*) Regular Tour – not private. For private tour please contact us at opco@opcotours.com

The enchanted city, founded in 1696, was, for a short time the capital of State of Minas Gerais. It was originaly called Royal Village of Our Lady of Carmel. In 1745 it received its present name which was in honor of Queen Maria Ana. A walk down its picturesque streets allows you to see houses which date from the beginning of the XVIII century, with their balconies of wood, iron and even soapstone.
In Minas Gerais Plaza, the churches of St. Francis of Assis with its richly sculptured door, our Lady of Carmel, the City Hall and the Pillory can be found.

Main points:

- Sé Cathedral
- Arquidiocesano Museum

Duration: 10 hours

Lunch included

Frequency: daily

R$ 240,00 (*)

(*) Regular Tour – not private. For private tour please contact us at opco@opcotours.com

Congonhas

Congonhas contains important works from the Golden Age of Brazil. The main points of interest are Aleijadinho’s  sculptural masterpieces of the twelve Prophets, carved in soapstone and his sculptural representation of the Via Crucis (Stations of the Cross), done in polychromatic woodwork. The set of life-sized sculptures is Brazil’s greatest artistic treasure.

São João del Rei

The settlement was founded in 1703, when gold was discovered in the area. Being at the junction of the various roads that cut across the interior on the Capitania, São João always fulfilled important functions, such as the political center and comercial axis. Significant urbane and religious architecture developed there, accumulating an excellent cultural collection.
Main points:
-  São Francisco de Assis Church
-  Pilar Church
-  Historical Centre

Tiradentes

It was the first settlement in the Rio das Mortes region when gold was found in 1702. Tiradentes, who was born here,became our national hero while participating in the Inconfidência Mineira (1789), a republican  liberation movement in Minas Gerais that was repressed by the Portuguese.
Main Points:
-  Santo Antônio Church
-  Padre Toledo House Museum
-  Chafariz São José

Duration: 12 hours

Frequency: daily

R$ 360,00 (*)

(*) Regular Tour – not private. For private tour please contact us at opco@opcotours.com