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Casa dos Contos

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MuseumsExhibition Halls
Open today at 10:00-16:00
Recommended sightseeing time:1-2 hours
Address:
Rua Sao Jose, 12 Ouro Preto, Ouro Preto, State of Minas Gerais, BrazilMap
Phone: +55 31 98612-8612
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  • Oldjack
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    History Of Gold In Ouro Preta

    This was a free museum located in an old 18th Century Treasury Building and covered various aspects of gold discovery in the region and had some interesting exhibits (such as the old gold foundry an...

    Reviewed on Nov 10, 2019
  • RHAHJ
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    Nice building

    I think that the best part about the casa dos contos is the building itself. A highlight are the old ceilings near the exit. In a basement there are interesting items, some of them related to slavery....

    Reviewed on May 24, 2019
  • João Frederico M
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    A ciew of Ouro Preto's past, a very rich past, and a cruel one, as well...

    Casa dos Contos is where the crown's representative gathered taxes, melted gold, made coins housing the nobleman's family. It is well preseved and with very good information.

    Reviewed on Aug 20, 2018
  • The R
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    Nifty museum about the history of Brazil's money

    Think of this museum as an easy to navigate, well-appointed mint tour, with excellent specimens of Brazilian coins and paper money. The signs and narratives are entirely in Portuguese, but even if yo...

    Reviewed on Jul 26, 2018
  • Ricardo P
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    Brazil and his money

    It’s a beautiful old and colonial House, who served as the National Mint at XVI/ XVII century. It is well conserved and shows all the money we had in Brazil. Because of our economy, Brazil has had a l...

    Reviewed on Jun 18, 2018
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