Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DIAMANTINA
Highlights
1
Museu de Arte da Pampulha
One of
several important buildings in Pampulha
dreamed up by Oscar Niemeyer, amid Roberto
Burle Marx-designed gardens.
See p.146
2
Ouro Preto
Nowhere in the country is there a
richer concentration of Baroque art and
architecture than here.
See p.157
3
The Prophets by Aleijadinho,
Congonhas
Amazingly, the master sculptor of
Brazilian Baroque produced his best work after
leprosy deformed his hands.
See p.167
4
Tiradentes
Perfectly preserved eighteenth-
century town, dominated by the magnificent
Igreja Matriz de Santo Antônio.
See p.171
5
Diamantina
The hometown of Juscelino
Kubitschek is the most remote, traditional
and intriguing of the mountain mining
towns.
See p.175
6
Moqueca capixaba
Don't leave Vitória
without sampling its renowned seafood stew -
a sumptuous blend of shrimp, crab and
spices.
See p.189
7
Região dos Imigrantes
The rugged,
coffee-smothered hinterland of Espírito Santo
is home to rural German and Italian
communities as well as the Pedra Azul,
a vast granite monolith.
See p.194
HIGHLIGHTS ARE MARKED ON THE MAP ON P.138
