Place:Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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NameMariana
TypeCity
Coordinates20.383°S 43.383°W
Located inMinas Gerais, Brazil
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Mariana is the oldest city in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is a tourist city, founded on July 16, 1696, and retains the characteristics of a baroque city, with its churches, buildings and museums. It was the first capital of Minas Gerais.

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

It has an area of .

The municipality contains a very small part of the of Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.

In 2015, it suffered a major dam disaster.

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