Sabará is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of

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. 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

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s. Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are

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Historic structures

Sabará is home to numerous colonial-period historic structures, many designated as Brazilian national monuments by the

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(IPHAN); others are designated as state monuments or recognized as Portuguese-era monuments as Heritage of Portuguese Influence by

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(''Hospício da Terra Santa e Capela de Nossa Senhora do Pilar'') * Chapel of Our Lady of the Rosary (''Capela de Nossa Senhora do Rosário'') * Parish Church of Our Lady of the Conception (''Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição'') * Church of Our Lady of Mercy (''Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Mercês'') * Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (''Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo'') * Church of Our Lady of the Rosary (''Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pretos'') * Church of Our Lady of Ó (''Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Ó'') * Church of Saint Anne (''Igreja de Santana'') * Church of the Archbrotherhood of Saint Francis of Assisi (''Church of the Archbrotherhood of Saint Francis of Assisi'') * Chapel of Saint Antony of Pompéu (''Capela de Santo António de Pompéu'') * Chapels of the Stations of the Passion (Sabará) (''Capelas dos Passos'') * Station of the Passion in Rua do Carmo (''Passo do Carmo'') * Station of the Passion in Rua Marquês de Sapucaí (''Station of the Passion in Rua Marquês de Sapucaí'') * Museum of Gold (''Museu do Ouro'', ''Antiga Casa de Intendência'') * Municipal Theater of Sabará (''Teatro Municipal de Sabará'') * Caquende Fountain (''Chafariz do Caquende'') * Rosário Fountain (''Chafariz do Rosário'') * Casa Azul * House of Padre Correia (''Solar do Padre Correia'')

References

Municipalities in Minas Gerais Populated places established in 1675 1675 establishments in Brazil {{MinasGerais-geo-stub

Historic structures

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