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A colonial gold-cycle town of cobbled streets under the Serra de Sao Jose, with a gilded 18th-century Matriz church and a steam train still running to Sao Joao del-Rei.
9 km · about 15 min drive
Minas Gerais, Brazil · South America
São João del Rei is worth a stop: 10 minutes from Santa Cruz de Minas, 9km from Tiradentes.
São João del Rei is a town located in Minas Gerais, Brazil. With a population of 78,592, it is an important destination in South America.
On a road trip, São João del Rei sits in Brazil, where you drive on the right. It's in the America/Sao Paulo time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add São João del Rei to your route.
The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Portuguese: Catedral Basílica Nossa Sehora do Pilar), also known as the São João del Rei Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic Marian Pontifical shrine in São João del-Rei, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a great representative of Brazilian colonial art, which contains a richRead more
decoration in gold, paintings and statues, being under the protection of the Institute of National Artistic Patrimony of Brazil (IPHAN). The cathedral is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of São João del Rei (established in 1960).
Pope Pius XII crowned the venerated Marian image within the shrine on 12 October 1954. Pope Paul VI issued a Pontifical decree Religione almae which raised the shrine to the status of Minor Basilica on 24 September 1964.
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São João del Rei is located in Minas Gerais, Brazil, South America. The coordinates are -21.1356 latitude, -44.2617 longitude.
São João del Rei has a population of approximately 78,592 people, making it a town in Brazil.
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A colonial gold-cycle town of cobbled streets under the Serra de Sao Jose, with a gilded 18th-century Matriz church and a steam train still running to Sao Joao del-Rei.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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