Diamantina, Minas Gerais

Diamantina is a city in the state of Minas Gerais in Brazil, with approximately 44,000 inhabitants and is located 284 km from Belo Horizonte. It has a total of 14 churches. During the colonial period Diamantina was an important artistic and commercial center.

History

In the 17th century, the first diamonds were found outside of Asia in Diamantina. Under the name of Arraial do Tijuco it originated as a stock of diamond hunters. 1734 settled the Portuguese royal diamonds management in place, which was also the seat of Demarcação Diamantina. Between 1739 and 1771 the gem search was contracted out to private miners, until the beginning of the 20th century it was since under state monopoly. The discovery of richer diamond deposits in South Africa from about 1870 led to an abrupt decline in search activity. This left the baroque architecture of the city to this day.

1999 by the UNESCO, the historic center of the city a World Heritage Site. 1917, the Diocese of Diamantina Diamantina to the archbishopric was charged.

Twinning

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Silvestre de Almeida Lopes, Baroque painter of the 18th century
  • Bento Barroso Pereira (1785-1837), military engineer and politician, several times Minister
  • Domingos José de Almeida (1797-1871), military, journalist and politician, landowner
  • Marcos Antônio de Araújo (1805-1884), lawyer, university professor and diplomat, died on February 6, 1884 in Wiesbaden
  • Henrique Dumont (1832-1892), coffee producer, the father of aviation pioneer Alberto Santos Dumont
  • Couto de Magalhães (1837-1898), military, politician and author
  • João da Mata Machado (1850-1901), physician and politician, Minister of Foreign Affairs 1884
  • Júlia Kubitschek (1873-1971), a primary school teacher, mother of Juscelino Kubitschek
  • Helena Morley (1880-1970), writer
  • Abílio Barreto (1883-1957), historian
  • Olímpio Mourão Filho (1900-1972), military and right-wing politician, activist of the military coup in 1964
  • Juscelino Kubitschek (1902-1976), politician, 1956-1961 President of Brazil
  • Aires da Mata Machado Filho (1909-1985), philologist, linguist and university teachers
  • Jésus Rocha (1939-2006), Bishop of the Diocese of Oliveira
  • Jose Maria Carneiro ( born 1942 ), football player
  • João da Mata de Ataíde (* 1954), Athlete
  • Hilma Caldeira (born 1972 ), volleyball player
  • Evanilson ( b. 1975 ), football player
  • Vladimir Brichta (* 1976), actor

Gallery

Diamond search in the river at Diamantina

The old station of Diamantina

The Casa da Glória in the historic center

Roman Catholic Diocese of Oliveira Evanílson Aparecido Ferreira Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park Fernando de Noronha Olinda Ouro Preto Pantanal Salvador (Bahia) Serra da Capivara National Park
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