Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Ouro Preto, Brazilië

Druk — Summer holidays in Brazilië, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Rainy season landslides (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Carnival in the republics, Summer holidays in Brazilië

• Festival

  Carnival in the republics

  5 feb – 5 mrt · meestalDrukBoek vroeg

  The student republics open their doors and the blocos haul themselves up the cobbles for five days. The hills are the hard part, and every bed in the centre goes a year ahead. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Rainy season landslides (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Carnival in the republics, Semana Santa sawdust carpets

• Festival

  Semana Santa sawdust carpets

  20 mrt – 25 apr · meestalPasen & Goede WeekDruk

  Residents lay coloured sawdust down the slopes through the small hours of Holy Saturday, and the Resurrection procession walks over the lot on Sunday morning. The council supplies the sawdust by the tonne. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Carnival in the republics (5 feb – 5 mrt (meestal)), Rainy season landslides (1 dec – 31 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Semana Santa sawdust carpets, Tiradentes day

• Feestdag

  Tiradentes day

  21 aprNationale feestdagDrukSluitingen

  The national holiday on 21 April commemorates the conspirator hanged for a plot hatched in these streets, and the town it belongs to is where Minas comes to mark it. A long weekend when it falls right. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Semana Santa sawdust carpets (20 mrt – 25 apr (meestal))

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

• Festival

  Corpus Christi sawdust carpets

  3–4 junReligieus feestDruk

  Overnight before the Thursday procession residents cover about three kilometres of the old streets with carpets of coloured sawdust, coffee grounds and flowers. Walk the route before dawn, before the procession passes over them. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — Corpus Christi sawdust carpets, CineOP film festival

• Festival

  CineOP film festival

  25–30 junDruk

  A free festival of Brazilian cinema focused on film heritage and preservation, with screenings, debates and a June-party atmosphere spread across the historic centre. Rooms in the historic centre are scarcer than usual that week. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Corpus Christi sawdust carpets (3–4 jun)

Druk — July winter break in Brazilië, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Festival

  Festival de Inverno

  1–31 jul · meestalKunstenfestival

  The winter festival spreads concerts, workshops, theatre and exhibitions across Ouro Preto and Mariana for most of July, timed with the town's birthday on the 8th. Evenings are cold at this altitude. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: CineOP film festival (25–30 jun)

Druk — een van de beste maanden qua weer

In augustus begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Festa do Doze

• Festival

  Festa do Doze

  9–13 okt · meestalGroot festivalDrukBoek vroeg

  The School of Mines celebrates its 1876 founding on 12 October, when alumni pour back into the student republics. The balls and republic parties are invitation-only, but the town is full and loud and beds are hard to find. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — een gewone maand

In november begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Summer holidays in Brazilië, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Rainy season landslides

  1 dec – 31 mrt · meestalAardverschuivingsseizoen

  Heavy summer rain on the steep hillsides brings landslides; in January 2022 one on Morro da Forca brought down historic mansions. The civil defence contingency plan runs December to March, and some streets are closed after downpours. Bron ↗