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Casa dos Contos

Casa dos Contos, Ouro Preto: Hours, Address, Casa dos Contos Reviews: 4.5/5

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Casa dos Contos

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Casa dos Contos
4.5
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#16 of 122 things to do in Ouro Preto
History Museums
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
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Oldjack
Greater Melbourne, Australia24,282 contributions
History Of Gold In Ouro Preta
Nov 2019
This was a free museum located in an old 18th Century Treasury Building and covered various aspects of gold discovery in the region and had some interesting exhibits (such as the old gold foundry and the history of money in the region) and some othes but missed the mark a little (especially for foreigners) and the English was not that well displayed. Worthy of a visit as it was one of a few that was free and there is a nice walk up the hill afterwards.
Written 10 November 2019
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RHAHJ
Nijmegen, The Netherlands1,977 contributions
Nice building
May 2019 • Solo
I think that the best part about the casa dos contos is the building itself. A highlight are the old ceilings near the exit. In a basement there are interesting items, some of them related to slavery. Furthermore, there is a large collection of former Brazilian coins and paper money.
Written 24 May 2019
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João Frederico M
Campinas, SP131 contributions
A ciew of Ouro Preto's past, a very rich past, and a cruel one, as well...
Aug 2018 • Family
Casa dos Contos is where the crown's representative gathered taxes, melted gold, made coins housing the nobleman's family. It is well preseved and with very good information.
Written 20 August 2018
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ReillyPas
Los Angeles, CA670 contributions
Nifty museum about the history of Brazil's money
Jul 2018 • Family
Think of this museum as an easy to navigate, well-appointed mint tour, with excellent specimens of Brazilian coins and paper money. The signs and narratives are entirely in Portuguese, but even if you don't speak the language, it's interesting enough and you can keep your tour reasonably brief.
Written 26 July 2018
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RicardoJP
Belo Horizonte, MG64 contributions
Brazil and his money
Jun 2018 • Family
It’s a beautiful old and colonial
House, who served as the National Mint at XVI/ XVII century.
It is well conserved and shows all the money we had in Brazil. Because of our economy, Brazil has had a lot of Moneys. One can see a lot of coins and blanks of each period and how long they last.
In the first floor, you have a Senzala - House of the slaves - with a lot of instruments and tools used by the slaves.

Written 18 June 2018
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FRPLN
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil49 contributions
Interesting
Apr 2018 • Couples
Nice place, it has a free access so nobody should complain if not satisfied. But anyway the visit is very interesting so we recommend to visit it.
Written 26 April 2018
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WC-Travelers-75
West Chester, PA2,183 contributions
Key stop on Estrada Real tour
Jun 2017 • Couples
Outside of the churches, the only real example of Brazilian colonial architecture we could enter and visit. It is definitely worth an hour of your time.Varied uses over time adds to its interest. We visited the slave quarters, the mint display, period furniture rooms and the mirador or top floor room. The latter is not worth the climb since their are better views of the city to be had from Praca Tiradentes or Igreja de Nossa Senhora de Carmo.

We also visited an art exhibition on the first floor of the building.

Worth an hour of your time. As usual, no curation of exhibits in English.
Written 19 February 2018
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GCarnaffan
Norley, UK533 contributions
Ok. Not many English descriptions
Jan 2018 • Solo
Some interesting historic exhibits and currency history. There is very little detail in English only the odd this, which made it feel a little random.

It’s free to enter.
Written 7 January 2018
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Andrew B
London133 contributions
Well worth a visit!
Dec 2017 • Couples
This museum is free to enter and takes around 1 hour to explore at a relaxed pace.
The content is a mixture of financial and local history, including some of the darker slavery aspects. It is an interesting visit and adds to any explore of Ouro Preto
The view from the balconies is worth checking out too.
There are a limited number of English descriptions - limited to the room plaques only.
It is not essential to understand everything as a lot of it is visual, but having someone who can translate for you is a benefit!
Definitely recommended.
Written 26 December 2017
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Tomvc1
Dublin, Ireland91 contributions
Your of the slaves
Nov 2017 • Couples
There's a lot of information here however as Ouro Preto is a UNESCO site and has a lot of tourists the lack of languages really let's this place down
Written 1 December 2017
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