The essential experience.
A detail that changes the visit
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For the curious reader
History, landscape and context.
Diamantina is a municipality in central Minas Gerais, Brazil. It had a population of 47,702 in the 2022 census, with an estimated population of 49,493 in 2025, in an area of 3,891.659 km² (1,502.578 sq mi). It is part of the Immediate Geographic Region of Diamantina, within the Intermediate Geographic Region of Teófilo Otoni. Diamantina is located 292 kilometres almost directly north of the state capital, Belo Horizonte, in a mountainous area. The elevation of the municipal seat is 1,114 metres. The Jequitinhonha River, one of Brazil's most important rivers, flows to the east of the municipal seat.
Abridged background from Diamantina, Minas Gerais, by Wikipedia contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Paragraphs have been selected and shortened; this adapted background remains under the same licence. Retrieved 23 September 2026. Source revision.
From inspiration to a practical plan
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- Physical demands
- Steep cobbled streets and repeated climbs between the town’s principal buildings.
- The consequential detail
- Treat the surrounding terrain as part of the story, not simply a backdrop to the centre.
Through the seasons
A place in the world.
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Diamantina’s historic streets preserve the setting of a diamond-mining town beneath rugged hills.
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Diamantina: background reading
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