Sao Joao del Rei

Sao Joao del Rei, or Sao Joao del-Rei, is a Brazilian municipality in the country of Minas Gerais. It is a ancient city with tons 18th-century architecture. The modern-day populace is predicted at eighty 5,000 inhabitants. The city come to be based via the bandeirantes; Tome Portes del-Rei is taken into consideration the city's founder. The authentic small village situated in southern Minas Gerais modified into created as a staging submit at the Estrada Real, a alternate route from the coast at Paraty to cities within the fundamental place of Minas Gerais which includes Ouro Preto, Mariana and Conselheiro Lafaiete.

Later huge portions of gold had been located near the city itself. Today, Sao Joao del-Rei is a college metropolis. The campus of the Federal University of Sao Joao del-Rei UFSJ and a number of different educational institutions are present within the city. A 2nd medical college is to be set up at the University. The city has many famous non secular fairs thru the year, maximum of them preserving the manner it changed into celebrated by the point of the inspiration, with baroque tune and precise celebrations that draws travelers from all around the worldwide, specially in the course of Holy Week.