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Diamantina

Brazil / Minas Gerais / Diamantina /
 city, municipality, UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Arraial do Tijuco (as Diamantina was first called) was built during the colonial era in the early 18th century. As its name suggests, Diamantina was a center of diamond mining in the 18th and 19th centuries. A well-preserved example of Brazilian Baroque architecture, Diamantina is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Its estimated population in 2006 was 44,746 in a total area of 3,870 km².
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Coordinates:   18°13'22"S   43°36'26"W
This article was last modified 9 years ago