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Igreja Evangélica Luterana do Espírito Santo
Lutheran churches loom over town; the most beautiful is Igreja do Espírito Santo, a gem inaugurated in 1877 that still stands east of the center.
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Largo das Forras
Tiradentes central square is a social gathering point and a prime venue for special events such as the annual Festival de Cultura e Gastronomia.
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Tamar Project Station
The extremely worthwhile Tamar Project station, designed to protect endangered sea turtles, is located on the beach next to the church and lighthouse.
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Fortes Vilaça
The traditional Fortes Vilaça displays the work of some of the city’s most illustrious contemporary artists in a sprawling, cement-lined space.
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Igreja NS do Rosário
Initiated in 1762 and completed in 1823, this beautiful Baroque church is the final destination for Ouro Pretos colorful Easter Sunday processions.
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Santa Casa de Misericórdia
The municipality’s oldest hospital, the Santa Casa de Misericórdia has a pretty chapel (1734) with a painted ceiling, gardens and an ossuary.
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Parque Estadual Serra do Intendente
The centerpiece of this state park 160km north of Belo Horizonte is magnificent Cachoeira Tabuleiro, Brazils third-highest waterfall (273m).
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Núcleo Caboclos:
Núcleo Caboclos, centrally located in the park, 86km by road from town, has good camping facilities, basic visitors’ lodgings and several caves.
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Praia de Iriri
Lined with beachfront eateries and pousadas, Iriris pretty crescent-shaped beach is tucked into a sheltered cove flanked by rocky ledges on either side.
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Igreja NS do Rosário e São Benedito dos Homens Pretos
Built in 1725 by and for slaves, and renovated in 1857, the church has gilded wooden altars dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary, St Benedict and St John.
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Casa de Tomás Antônio Gonzaga
Marked with a plaque, this 18th-century building is the spot where Gonzaga and the other Inconfidentes conspired to put an end to Portuguese rule in Brazil.
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Pedra Caída
Outside the Parque Nacional da Chapada das Mesas is Pedra Caída , a dramatic combination of canyons and waterfalls 37km north of Carolina on the Estreito road.
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Museu de Arte e Cultura Popular
This folk-art museum, upstairs from the Centro de Turismo, was closed for renovations during research. It has an impressive collection of Ceará crafts.
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Sala São Paulo
In the Estação Júlio Prestes complex is the world-renowned Sala São Paulo , a classical-music venue that cleverly occupies the station’s principal waiting room.
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Capela de Santa Rita
The most striking building in town is the graceful, single-steepled Capela de Santa Rita, straight uphill from the main square via a steep series of steps.
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Bosque da Barra
Covering 50 hectares of salt-marsh vegetation, this park is a refuge and breeding area for many small birds and animals. The woods have a jogging track and cycle path.
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Museu Histórico de Alcântara
Around the praça (plaza or town square) is the interesting Museu Histórico de Alcântara where each room has its own guardian, a source of employment for the locals.
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Museu Ferroviário
The history of the Maria-Fumaça (Smoking Mary to locals), one of the first rail lines in Brazil, is available at the Museu Ferroviário inside São Joãos train station.
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Faculdade de Medicina Building
The Faculdade de Medicina Building is a 19th-century historic site. The plaza feeds into the Cruzeiro de São Francisco, named for the cross in the squares center.
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Parque Santander
A visit to this park just before sunset makes for an impressive spectacle as you witness thousands of small screeching pericos (parrots) arriving for their nightly rest.
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