In the early days of the exploitation of the gold region, at the end of the 17th century, a long road connected the mining settlements with the port of Paraty, crossing the Mantiqueira mountain range. The journey took three months. In 1698 the bandeirante Garcia Rodrigues received authorisation to open […]
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Rio de Contas, Bahia: things to do, history and peaks
Rio de Contas (BA): things to do, history, waterfalls and peaks Rio de Contas is one of the oldest towns in the Chapada Diamantina, in Bahia. Born during the gold cycle, the town still preserves colonial mansions listed by IPHAN, churches that were never finished and streets that seem frozen […]

