Diamantina Voyage Tips and guide

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Diamantina is a colonial city in Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Its 17th-century streets and buildings are witnesses to the country's diamond and gold digging ages, and its historic center has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.

Distances from:

• Belo Horizonte - 297 km (180 mi)
• Rio de Janeiro - 732 km (450 mi)
• Brasília - 724 km (450 mi)
• São Paulo - 881 km (550 mi)

The bus station (rodoviária) is at Largo Dom João, 134. (38) 3531-9176. There are frequent buses from Belo Horizonte by companies São Geraldo^{[dead link]} and Pássaro Verde (websites in Portuguese only). There is also one daily arrival from São Paulo.

• Capela Imperial do Amparo, Rua do Amparo. Tu-Sa 09:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00, Su 08:00-12:00. Construction on this chapel began in 1773 and stretched over the next 4 decades. R$1. 
• Casa de Juscelino, Rua São Francisco 241, ☏ +55 38 3531-3607. This former residence of ex-president Juscelino Kubitschek houses a museum dedicated to his life. 
• Casarão do Fórum. One of the most important pieces of colonial architecture, this structure was built as a residence, and later used as a meeting hall for the city council. 
• Diamond Museum (Museu do Diamante), Rua Direita 14, ☏ +55 38 3531-1382. Holds a collection of artifacts from the area's colonial diamond-mining days. 
• Igreja do Bonfim, Rua do Bonfim. Completed sometime before 1771. R$1. 
• Igreja das Mercês, Rua das Mercês. M-F 13:00-17:00, Sa Su 08:00-11:00 and 13:00-17:00. Completed in 1784, this church holds mass on the fourth Saturday of the month at 17:00. R$1. 
• Igreja da Nossa Senhora do Carmo, Rua do Carmo. Tu-Sa 08:00-12:00 and 14:00-18:00, Su 08:00-12:00. R$2. 
• Igreja São Francisco, Rua São Francisco. Built by the Franciscans in the early 1770s. The interior is being restored. 

• Watch the Vesperatas - open shows of traditional music bands, a large event that takes place on the colonial Quitanda street twice a month (from April to October).

• Al-Árabe, ☏ +55 38 3531-2281. Praça Dr. Prado, 124. 
• O Garimpeiro, Av. da Saudade, 265, ☏ +55 38 3532-1040. 
• Trattoria La Dolce Vita, Rua Vieira Coutro, 232, ☏ +55 38 3531-8485. 

• Espaço B Café, ☏ +55 38 3531-6005. Beco da Tecla, 31. 

• Pousada do Garimpo, Av. da Saudade, 265, ☏ +55 38 3532-1040. 
• Pouso da Chica, Rua Macau de Cima, 115, ☏ +55 38 3531-7349. 
• Tijuco, Rua Macau do Meio, 211, ☏ +55 38 3531-1022. 
• Pouso da Chica, Rua Macau de Cima, 115, ☏ +55 38 3531-6190. Check-in: 13:00, check-out: 12:00. 

• Biribiri - A well preserved if tiny 19th-century industrial village, 15 km from the city.
• Serro