Country Brazil State Minas Gerais Elevation 899 m (2,949 ft) | Region Southeast Founded July 16, 1696 Demonym(s) Marianense | |
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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.
Map of Mariana, State of Minas Gerais, Brazil
It has an area of 1,194.208 square kilometres (461.086 sq mi).
The municipality contains a very small part of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) of Serra do Gandarela National Park, created in 2014.
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