Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Diamantina, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is a historic colonial-era city known for its well-preserved architecture and role in the country’s diamond mining past.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
architecturalStyle Portuguese colonial architecture
continent South America
country Brazil
demographics population in the tens of thousands
distanceTo approximately 300 km from Belo Horizonte
economicHistory diamond extraction and trade
elevation approximately 1,280 metres above sea level
foundedAs Arraial do Tijuco
governingBody municipal government of Diamantina
governingCountry Federative Republic of Brazil
linked to: Brazil
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasCulturalProperty Casa de Juscelino Kubitschek
Chafariz da Glória
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos (Diamantina)
Igreja de São Francisco de Assis (Diamantina)
Igreja do Carmo (Diamantina)
linked to: Igreja do Carmo

Mercado Velho de Diamantina
hasFestival Vesperata (outdoor music performances)
hasHeritageStatus protected historic center
heritageDesignation Historic Centre of Diamantina
UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalEra Portuguese colonial period
historicalSignificance major diamond mining center in colonial Brazil
knownFor baroque churches
colonial-era architecture
diamond mining history
historic center
serestas (traditional night serenades)
languageUsed Brazilian Portuguese
locatedIn Minas Gerais
Southeast Region, Brazil
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity state of Minas Gerais
linked to: Minas Gerais
locatedInMountainRange Espinhaço Mountains
locatedInTimeZone Brasília time
namedAfter diamonds
nearbyProtectedArea Biribiri State Park
officialLanguage Portuguese
partOf Diamantina microregion
historic mining region of Minas Gerais
postalCodeFormat 39100-000
primaryEconomicActivity services
tourism
touristAttractionType colonial historic town
transportInfrastructure served by regional highways
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1999
UNESCOSiteType cultural
urbanPlanningCharacteristic irregular colonial street layout

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Juscelino Kubitschek birthPlace Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Minas Gerais hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Historic Centre of Diamantina
linked to: Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Serra do Espinhaço near city of Diamantina
linked to: Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Jequitinhonha River passesNear Diamantina, Minas Gerais
linked to: Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Juscelino Kubitschek birthPlace Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
subject linked to: JK