Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Diamantina, in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, is a historic colonial-era city known for its well-preserved architecture and role in the country’s diamond mining past.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
municipality ⓘ
architecturalStyle Portuguese colonial architecture ⓘ
continent South America ⓘ
country Brazil ⓘ
demographics population in the tens of thousands ⓘ
distanceTo approximately 300 km from Belo Horizonte ⓘ
economicHistory diamond extraction and trade ⓘ
elevation approximately 1,280 metres above sea level ⓘ
foundedAs Arraial do Tijuco ⓘ
governingBody municipal government of Diamantina ⓘ
governingCountry Federative Republic of Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Brazil
hasClimate tropical savanna climate ⓘ
hasCulturalProperty Casa de Juscelino Kubitschek ⓘ
Chafariz da Glória ⓘ
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos (Diamantina) ⓘ
Igreja de São Francisco de Assis (Diamantina) ⓘ
Igreja do Carmo (Diamantina) ⓘ
linked to: Igreja do Carmo

Mercado Velho de Diamantina ⓘ
hasFestival Vesperata (outdoor music performances) ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus protected historic center ⓘ
heritageDesignation Historic Centre of Diamantina ⓘ
UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
historicalEra Portuguese colonial period ⓘ
historicalSignificance major diamond mining center in colonial Brazil ⓘ
knownFor baroque churches ⓘ
colonial-era architecture ⓘ
diamond mining history ⓘ
historic center ⓘ
serestas (traditional night serenades) ⓘ
languageUsed Brazilian Portuguese ⓘ
locatedIn Minas Gerais ⓘ
Southeast Region, Brazil ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity state of Minas Gerais ⓘ
linked to: Minas Gerais
locatedInMountainRange Espinhaço Mountains ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Brasília time ⓘ
namedAfter diamonds ⓘ
nearbyProtectedArea Biribiri State Park ⓘ
officialLanguage Portuguese ⓘ
partOf Diamantina microregion ⓘ
historic mining region of Minas Gerais ⓘ
postalCodeFormat 39100-000 ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity services ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
touristAttractionType colonial historic town ⓘ
transportInfrastructure served by regional highways ⓘ
UNESCOInscriptionYear 1999 ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType cultural ⓘ
urbanPlanningCharacteristic irregular colonial street layout ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Juscelino Kubitschek → birthPlace → Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil ⓘ
Minas Gerais → hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite → Historic Centre of Diamantina ⓘ
linked to: Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Serra do Espinhaço → near → city of Diamantina ⓘ
linked to: Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Jequitinhonha River → passesNear → Diamantina, Minas Gerais ⓘ
linked to: Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Juscelino Kubitschek → birthPlace → Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil ⓘ
subject linked to: JK