Ouro Preto
Ouro Preto ranks 9,016th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Haenam County, Hwasun County, and Yilan County, Taiwan. Memorable people born in Ouro Preto include Aleijadinho, and Bernardo Guimarães. Memorable people who died in Ouro Preto include Aleijadinho, and Bernardo Guimarães. Ouro Preto has been the birth place of many sculptors, and writers and the death place of many sculptors, and writers. Ouro Preto is located in Brazil.
Ouro Preto, formerly Vila Rica, is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. The city, a former colonial mining town located in the Serra do Espinhaço mountains, was designated a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its Baroque colonial architecture. Ouro Preto used to be the capital of Minas Gerais from 1720 until the foundation of Belo Horizonte in 1897. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1738 and 1825, Ouro Preto was the birth place of 2 globally memorable people, including Aleijadinho, and Bernardo Guimarães. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Ouro Preto including Aleijadinho, and Bernardo Guimarães.
People Born in Ouro Preto
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People Deceased in Ouro Preto
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Most individuals born in present day Ouro Preto were sculptors (1), and writers (1), while most who died were sculptors (1), and writers (1).
Occupational Trends
Throughout history sculptors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Ouro Preto, including Aleijadinho.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Ouro Preto since 1700.
