Level 2 Region
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Minas Gerais
The heartland of Brazilian baroque art, colonial gold-rush towns, world-class cuisine, and cachaça distilleries
Quick Stats
Total Bounties
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Cities
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XP Potential
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Ouro Preto
A baroque masterpiece carved from gold-rush hills and Aleijadinho's genius
emoji_events Bounties in Minas Gerais
bolt +85
Marvel at Aleijadinho's Masterworks in the Colonial Churches
Tour the baroque churches carved by Brazil's greatest sculptor, a man who worked with tools strapped to his wrists.
Culture
$Easy
bolt +70
Taste Comida Mineira at a Traditional Restaurante
Devour the hearty mountain cuisine of Minas Gerais -- tutu de feijão, frango ao molho pardo, and queijo minas.
Food
$Easy
bolt +65
Photograph Praca Tiradentes and the Inconfidencia Museum
Stand in the square where Brazil's independence martyr was executed, now flanked by grand colonial buildings.
Landmark
$Easy
bolt +150
Walk the Mining Trail to Mariana
Hike the historic trail connecting two colonial gold towns through Atlantic Forest and old mine sites.
Adventure
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