Sabará is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil, being the fourth largest state by area and the second largest in number of inhabitants with a population of 20,539,989 according to the 2022 Brazilian census, 2022 census. Located in ...
. The city belongs to
the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region and to the associated microregion.
It is a well preserved historic city and retains the characteristics of a
baroque
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city, with its
churches,
building
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s and
museum
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s.
Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are
Ouro Preto
Ouro Preto (, ), formerly Vila Rica (, ), is a Municipalities of Brazil, municipality in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The city, a former Brazilian Gold Rush, colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains, was designated a ...
,
São João del-Rei,
Diamantina,
Mariana,
Tiradentes
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and
Congonhas
Congonhas (Congonhas do Campo until 1948) is a historical Brazilian city located in the state of Minas Gerais. It is situated south from Belo Horizonte, the capital of state of Minas Gerais, by the highway BR-040. As of 2020, the city had a popu ...
.
Historic structures
Sabará is home to numerous colonial-period historic structures, many designated as Brazilian national monuments by the
National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage
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(IPHAN); others are designated as state monuments or recognized as Portuguese-era monuments as Heritage of Portuguese Influence by
Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation
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.
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Hospice of the Holy Land and Chapel of Our Lady of Pilar (''Hospício da Terra Santa e Capela de Nossa Senhora do Pilar'')
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Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary (''Capela de Nossa Senhora do Rosário'')
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Parish Church of Our Lady of the Conception (''Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição'')
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Church of Our Lady of Mercy (''Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Mercês'')
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Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (''Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo'')
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Church of Our Lady of the Rosary (''Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos'')
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Church of Our Lady of Ó (''Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Ó'')
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Church of Saint Anne (''Igreja de Santana'')
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Church of the Archbrotherhood of Saint Francis of Assisi (''Church of the Archbrotherhood of Saint Francis of Assisi'')
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Chapel of Saint Antony of Pompéu (''Capela de Santo António de Pompéu'')
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Chapels of the Stations of the Passion (Sabará) (''Capelas dos Passos'')
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Station of the Passion in Rua do Carmo (''Passo do Carmo'')
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Station of the Passion in Rua Marquês de Sapucaí (''Station of the Passion in Rua Marquês de Sapucaí'')
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Museum of Gold (''Museu do Ouro'', ''Antiga Casa de Intendência'')
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Municipal Theater of Sabará (''Teatro Municipal de Sabará'')
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Caquende Fountain (''Chafariz do Caquende'')
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Rosário Fountain (''Chafariz do Rosário'')
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Casa Azul
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House of Padre Correia (''Solar do Padre Correia'')
See also
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List of municipalities in Minas Gerais
This is a list of the municipalities in the States of Brazil, state of Minas Gerais, Minas Gerais (MG), located in the Southeast Region, Brazil, Southeast Region of Brazil. Minas Gerais is divided into 853 Municipalities of Brazil, municipalities, ...
References
Municipalities in Minas Gerais
Populated places established in 1675
1675 establishments in Brazil
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