Diamantina

Diamantina is a colonial city in Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its 17th-century streets and buildings are witnesses to the country's diamond and gold digging ages, and its historic center has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Get in
Distances from:
 * Belo Horizonte - 297 km (180 mi)
 * Rio de Janeiro - 732 km (450 mi)
 * Brasília - 724 km (450 mi)
 * São Paulo - 881 km (550 mi)

By bus
The bus station (rodoviária) is at Largo Dom João, 134. (38) 3531-9176. There are frequent buses from Belo Horizonte by companies São Geraldo and Pássaro Verde (websites in Portuguese only). There is also one daily arrival from São Paulo.

Do

 * Watch the Vesperatas - open shows of traditional music bands, a large event that takes place on the colonial Quitanda street twice a month (from April to October).

Go next

 * Biribiri - A well preserved if tiny 19th-century industrial village, 15 km from the city.
 * Serro