Sabará

Coordinates: 19°53′9″S 43°48′25″W / 19.88583°S 43.80694°W / -19.88583; -43.80694
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Sabará
Municipality of Sabará
UTC−3 (BRT)
HDI (2010)0.731 – high[3]

Sabará is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city belongs to the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region and to the associated microregion.

It is a well preserved historic city and retains the characteristics of a baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums.

Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Diamantina, Mariana, Tiradentes and Congonhas.

Historic structures

Sabará is home to numerous colonial-period historic structures, many designated as Brazilian national monuments by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN); others are designated as state monuments or recognized as Portuguese-era monuments as Heritage of Portuguese Influence by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.[4]

See also

  • List of municipalities in Minas Gerais (MG)

References

  1. ^ "Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics" (in Portuguese). 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2019. 2018 Area Total
  2. ^ IBGE 2020
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b "Sabará". Lisbon, Portugal: Heritage of Portuguese Influence/Património de Influência Portuguesa. 2012. Retrieved 2022-09-23.

19°53′9″S 43°48′25″W / 19.88583°S 43.80694°W / -19.88583; -43.80694