Casa dos Contos, Colonial tax office museum in Ouro Preto, Brazil
The three-story baroque building features stone-carved portals, wrought iron balconies, and symmetrical windows arranged across its white facade.
Built between 1782 and 1784, the house served as residence and tax collection office for Portuguese administrator João Rodrigues de Macedo.
The museum contains more than two million original documents from Brazil's Gold Cycle period, illustrating colonial financial administration systems.
Located on São José Street, the museum opens daily for visitors and provides guided tours through rooms displaying colonial artifacts and documents.
The underground cells beneath the staircase held imprisoned members of the Inconfidência Mineira independence movement in 1789.
Location: Ouro Preto
GPS coordinates: -20.38434,-43.50604
Latest update: March 5, 2025 08:07
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