The town alone is one of Brazil's great attractions. The winding streets lined by beautiful churches and houses from the colony period turn back time a few hundred years. The artist, Aleijandinho, who was Brazil's greatest artist ever, decorates many of the buildings. A cripple with no hands, who created some of the most beautiful lines and curves in the baroque art with hammer and chisel strapped to his wrists. All buildings are actually worth seeing, but be sure not to miss the churches Igreja de Santa Efigênia dos Prêtos and Igreja de Sao Francisco de Assis. People also flock to Ouro Preto during the carnival, and the city becomes very lively.
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