Diamantina, Administrative region in Minas Gerais, Brazil
This administrative region in Minas Gerais, Brazil, covers hilly inland terrain and includes a historic town with colonial architecture. The area sits on a high plateau surrounded by wooded hills and valleys that were once the site of gemstone extraction.
Portuguese settlers founded the place in 1713 as a camp for diamond prospectors and later gave it the current name after large gemstone finds became known. During the 18th century, the site grew into one of the main extraction areas for diamonds in the Portuguese colony.
This town takes its name from the diamonds mined here for centuries, and that origin still shapes the streetscape with cobblestone lanes and colonial buildings. Visitors see churches with carved altars and houses with painted facades that recall the days of the gemstone trade.
Visitors reach the area by a federal highway that runs through mountain country and requires several hours of driving from the state capital. A small airport nearby offers connections for travelers who want to shorten the overland journey.
A state park within the municipality protects abandoned mining settlements and rock formations left from earlier extraction work. Hikers discover ruins of old houses beside streams that were once used for gemstone prospecting.
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Historic Centre of the Town of Diamantina
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Sempre Vivas National Park
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Pico do Itambé
31.3 km
St. Anthony Cathedral, Diamantina
538 m
Biribiri State Park
11.7 km
Casa da Glória
835 m
Church of Saint Francis of Assisi
588 m
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
552 m
House of Chica da Silva
420 m
Rio Preto State Park
29.1 km
Espinhaço Mosaic
29.1 km
Pico do Itambé State Park
31.3 km
Church of Our Lady of Protection
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Casa Muxarabi
532 m
Basílica do Sagrado Coração de Jesus
201 m
Igreja do Senhor do Bonfim
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Church of Our Lady of Mercy
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35.2 kmCachoeira Alforges
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Museu do Diamante
531 m
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
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41.3 kmCachoeira do Curral
20.6 km
Mercado Municipal de Diamantina
667 m
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