Diamantina

''Arrial do Tijuco'' (as Diamantina was first called) was built during the colonial era in the early 18th Century . As its name suggests, Diamantina was a center of Diamond Mining in the 18th and 19th centuries. A well-preserved example of Brazil ian Baroque Architecture , Diamantina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site .

Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto and Mariana .

FAMOUS NATIVES OF DIAMANTINA

Chica Da Silva , a Slave who became an Afro-Brazilian Folk Hero ine, was born circa 1740 .

Helena Morley , whose Diary ''Minha vida de menina'' (translated into English as ''The Diary of Helena Morley'' by the American poet Elizabeth Bishop ), is a classic of Brazilian Literature , was born in 1880 .

Juscelino Kubitschek De Oliveira , President Of Brazil from 1956 to 1961 , was born in 1902 .

RELATED SUBJECTS

Diamantina River (Australia)

Minas Gerais

Ouro Preto

List Of Cities In Minas Gerais

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