A TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow of a travel blog to Ouro Prêto, Brazil by TravelPod blogger Thymeoff titled “Cities of Gold”. TravelPod is a company of TripAdvisor™. Thymeoff’s travel blog entry: “Almost every aspect of Brazil is huge. The country is the fifth largest in the world at over 8 million sq km, and occupies almost half of the South American continent. At last count its economy was about the tenth largest in the world. The megalopolis of São Paulo, with its population of over 18 million, is the second largest in the world. Distances are enormous – both the length and the breadth are about four thousand km as the Crested Caracara flies. The east coast is apparently closer to Africa than it is to the country’s western border! The country has an incredible wealth of flora and fauna – which is unfortunately being decimated at an alarming rate as the Amazonian rainforest is cleared to make way for agricultural development – and natural resources are super abundant. When gold was discovered in the state of Minas Gerais in the late 17th century it resulted in a gold-rush of unprecedented proportions. The deposits were the largest known at that time and by the middle of the 18th century the mines were turning out half the world’s supply of gold. A few goldminers got rich, but of course most of the fabulous wealth found its way into the pockets of colonial officials and merchants, and the Portugese crown laid claim to 20% in a royal tax. The benefits to Brazil were …
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