historic highway
Ouro Preto
UNESCO-listed Baroque mining town in Minas Gerais on the historic Estrada Real gold route, with steep cobbled streets and churches.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Mariana
Minas Gerais, Brazil · South America
About Mariana
Mariana is worth a stop: 20 minutes from Ouro Preto, 9km from Ouro Preto.
Mariana is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with about 61,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Ouro Preto, about 9 km away.
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What is there to see near Mariana?
Within an hour or so of Mariana: Ouro Preto (9 km), Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos (48 km).
Are there any good drives near Mariana?
The nearest famous roads are Ouro Preto.
Where is Mariana?
Mariana is in Minas Gerais, Brazil, about 9 km from Ouro Preto.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 61,387
- Continent
- South America
- Country
- Brazil
- Region
- Minas Gerais
- Timezone
- America/Sao_Paulo
- Coordinates
- -20.3778, -43.4161
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Worth the detour from Mariana
2 notable places within an hour's drive.
cathedral
Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos
A hilltop sanctuary at Congonhas where Aleijadinho carved twelve soapstone prophets on the terrace, each with a distinct face and gesture, plus six chapels of painted cedar passion figures.
48 km · about 55 min drive
Driving roads near Mariana
- Right hereOuro PretoUNESCO-listed Baroque mining town in Minas Gerais on the historic Estrada Real gold route, with steep cobbled streets and churches.
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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