Sabará, Municipality in Minas Gerais, Brazil
Sabará extends across 302 square kilometers of rolling terrain at an elevation of 705 meters in the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region.
The municipality emerged during the Brazilian Gold Rush in 1675, receiving its official city status in 1838 after serving as a major gold mining center.
The National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage protects numerous baroque churches and colonial buildings throughout the municipality, preserving its architectural legacy.
The municipality connects to major regional highways and provides regular public transportation services to neighboring cities, including the state capital Belo Horizonte.
The Museum of Gold in Sabará displays a collection of mining tools, gold extraction equipment, and historical artifacts from the Brazilian colonial period.
Location: Minas Gerais
Inception: 1675
Elevation above the sea: 705 m
Shares border with: Nova Lima, Belo Horizonte, Caeté, Raposos, Santa Luzia, Taquaraçu de Minas
Website: http://sabara.mg.gov.br
GPS coordinates: -19.88583,-43.80694
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:03
Serra da Piedade
15.4 km
Church of Our Lady of Ó
1.2 km
Parish Church of Our Lady of the Conception
691 m
Shrine of Our Lady of Piety
15.5 km
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
461 m
Mangabeiras Park
12.6 km
Matriz de Santa Luzia
13.6 km
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men (Sabará)
598 m
Frei Rosário Astronomical Observatory
15.1 km
Former Gold Assaying Office and Royal Foundry (Gold Museum)
349 m
Teatro Municipal
690 m
Church of the Archbrotherhood of Saint Francis of Assisi
857 m
Museu de História Natural e Jardim Botânico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais
11.2 km
Solar do Padre Correia
864 m
Parque da Matinha
11.6 km
Parish Church of Our Lady of the Conception
9.1 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
14.1 km
Chapel of Saint Anthony of Padua in Pompeu
4.3 km
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
13.5 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Mercês
464 m
Chafariz do Caquende
1 km
Our Lady of the Rosary Church
11.8 km
Frei Rosário Astronomical Observatory 60cm telescope
15.1 km
Chafariz do Rosário
601 m
Our Lady of the Assumption Church
12.3 km
Capela de Nossa Senhora do Pilar
1.4 km
Casa Azul
817 m
Pelourinho do Poder
14.3 kmReviews
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