På gång i Ouro Preto, Brazil under året

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Brazil, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

Inget nytt börjar i januari.

Pågår fortfarande: Rainy season landslides (1 dec – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Carnival in the republics, Summer holidays i Brazil

• Festival

  Carnival in the republics

  5 feb – 5 mar · vanligtvisTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Rainy season landslides (1 dec – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Carnival in the republics, Semana Santa sawdust carpets

• Festival

  Semana Santa sawdust carpets

  20 mar – 25 apr · vanligtvisPåsk & stilla veckanTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Carnival in the republics (5 feb – 5 mar (vanligtvis)), Rainy season landslides (1 dec – 31 mar (vanligtvis))

Mest folk — Semana Santa sawdust carpets, Tiradentes day

• Helg

  Tiradentes day

  21 aprNationell helgdagTrångtStängningar

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Semana Santa sawdust carpets (20 mar – 25 apr (vanligtvis))

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

• Festival

  Corpus Christi sawdust carpets

  3–4 junReligiös högtidTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Mest folk — Corpus Christi sawdust carpets, CineOP film festival

• Festival

  CineOP film festival

  25–30 junTrångt

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: Corpus Christi sawdust carpets (3–4 jun)

Mycket folk — July winter break i Brazil, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Festival

  Festival de Inverno

  1–31 jul · vanligtvisKulturfestival

  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. Källa ↗

Pågår fortfarande: CineOP film festival (25–30 jun)

Mycket folk — en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i augusti.

Mycket folk — skollov i 2 av marknaderna som fyller platsen, en av dess bästa vädermånader

Inget nytt börjar i september.

Mycket folk — Festa do Doze

• Festival

  Festa do Doze

  9–13 okt · vanligtvisStor festivalTrångtBoka tidigt

  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. Källa ↗

Mellansäsong — en helt vanlig månad

Inget nytt börjar i november.

Mycket folk — Summer holidays i Brazil, skollov i 3 av marknaderna som fyller platsen

• Risk

  Rainy season landslides

  1 dec – 31 mar · vanligtvisJordskredssäsong

  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. Källa ↗