Diamantina

Diamantina is a colonial city in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its 17th century streets and buildings are witnesses to the country's diamond and gold digging ages, and its historic center has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Get in

Distances from:

• Belo Horizonte - 297 Km (180 mi)
• Rio de Janeiro - 732 Km (450 mi)
• Brasília - 724 Km (450 mi)
• São Paulo - 881 Km (550 mi)

By bus

The bus Station (rodoviária) is located at Largo Dom João, 134. (38) 3531-9176. There are frequent buses from Belo Horizonte by companies São Geraldo and Pássaro Verde (websites in Portuguese only). There is also one daily arrival from São Paulo.

See

• Churches
• Colonial houses and streets
• Museums
• Waterfalls
• Caves
• Biribiri - A well preserved if tiny 19th-century industrial village, 15km from the city.

Do

• Watch the Vesperatas - open shows of traditional music bands, a large event that takes place on the colonial Quitanda street twice a month (from April to October).

Get out

• Serro

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