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The text related to the cultural heritage 'Historic Town of Ouro Preto' has mentioned 'Minas Gerais' in the following places:
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Ouro Preto (Portuguese pronunciation:xc2xa0[xcbx88o(w)xc9xbeu xcbx88pxc9xbeetu], Black Gold), formerly Vila Rica (Portuguese pronunciation:xc2xa0[xcbx88vilxc9x90 xcbx88xcax81ikxc9x90], Rich Town), is a city in and former capital of the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaxc3xa7o mountains and designated a World Heritage site by UNESCO because of its outstanding Baroque Portuguese colonial architecture. | WIKI |
Ouro Preto was capital of Minas Gerais from 1720 until 1897. | WIKI |
Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Sxc3xa3o Joxc3xa3o del-Rei, Diamantina, Mariana, Tiradentes, Congonhas and Sabarxc3xa1. | WIKI |
Ouro Preto was capital of Minas Gerais from 1720 until 1897, when the needs of government outgrew this town in the valley. | WIKI |
Founded in the early 18th century 513km north of Rio de Janeiro, the Historic Town of Ouro Preto (Black Gold) covers the steep slopes of the Vila Rica (Rich Valley), centre of a rich gold mining area and the capital of Minas Gerais Province from 1720-1897. | UNESCO |
The absence of formal convents or monasteries, due to the edict of the Portuguese Crown which prohibited the establishment of religious orders in Minas Gerais, led to the construction of churches and chapels displaying the full splendor, quality, and originality of the syncretized artistic traditions of two cultures. | UNESCO |