MARIANA (MG)

In 2011, three historical cities in the state of Minas Gerais celebrated their third centennial: Sabará, Ouro Preto, and Mariana. The city is called after Dona Maria Ana of Austria, who was married to the Portuguese king Dom João V. Mariana was the first capital of Minas Gerais, and was then succeeded by neighboring Ouro Preto, and later by Belo Horizonte.
The historic center of Mariana is well conserved; many buildings in the baroque style are popular touristic locations. Most popular are two adjacent churches in the heart of Mariana: Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo (1784, right) and Igreja São Francisco de Assis (1766, left). Both churches are also shown in the header of this blog (above). In 1999, a big fire had destroyed a great part of Igreja NS do Carmo, during restoration works. In 2009, the Igreja São Francisco de Assis was declared one of the seven World Wonders of Portuguese Origin.

The original picture was taken in February 2011

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2 comments on “Travel in Brazil: Mariana (MG), 2011”

Dear Adriano Antoine! May I make some remarks on your information about Mariana, the city where I live? Mariana has been founded in 1696 and celebrated her third millennial in 1996. But it’s celebrating her birthday every year on July, 16. The churches on your photo are indeed Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo and Igreja São Francisco de Assis. But the São Francisco is on the left hand, the N.S. de Carmo on the right hand. On the map only the São Francisco is mentioned and a little bit too low. The building on the map more to the left, opposite the São Francisco and on the photo on top of your blog on the right hand was the first parliament of Minas Gerais, today the city’s Town Hall.

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adrianoantoine on May 6, 2012 at 5:02 pm said:

Thank you for your comment, Constantino! I have corrected the referrals to the proper churches. Indeed, Mariana was founded in 1696, and in 1711 it was elevated to the status of a city. In this context, I mentioned the third centennial that happened last year, together with Ouro Preto and Sabará.
Unfortunately, the Google map sometimes does not show all locations or important buildings. The map is already a good guide, but still needs to be improved.

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