Sabará

19°53′09″S 43°48′25″W / 19.88583°S 43.80694°W / -19.88583; -43.80694Country BrazilRegionSoutheastState Minas GeraisFounded1675Government • MayorWander José Goddard Borges (2021–2024)Area • Total302.419 km² (116.765 sq mi)Elevation705 m (2,313 ft)Population • Total137,125 • Density450/km² (1,200/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−3 (BRT)HDI (2010)0.731 – high^[3]

Sabará is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Minas Gerais. 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 baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums.

Other historical cities in Minas Gerais are Ouro Preto, São João del-Rei, Diamantina, Mariana, Tiradentes and Congonhas.

Historic structures

Sabará is home to numerous colonial-period historic structures, many designated as Brazilian national monuments by the National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN); others are designated as state monuments or recognized as Portuguese-era monuments as Heritage of Portuguese Influence by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.^[4]

• Hospice of the Holy Land and Chapel of Our Lady of Pilar (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)^[4]
• Casa Azul
• House of Padre Correia (Solar do Padre Correia)

See also

• List of municipalities in Minas Gerais (MG)

References

19°53′9″S 43°48′25″W / 19.88583°S 43.80694°W / -19.88583; -43.80694