states: [brazil]
category: cultural
year: 2001
location: State of Goiás
region: Latin America and the Caribbean
latitude/longitude: -15.9332800000, -50.1333600000
Goiás testifies to the occupation and colonization of the lands of central Brazil in the 18th and 19th centuries. The urban layout is an example of the organic development of a mining town, adapted to the conditions of the site. Although modest, both public and private architecture form a harmonious whole, thanks to the coherent use of local materials and vernacular techniques.
Copyright © 1992 - 2024 UNESCO/World Heritage Centre. All rights reserved.