Ouro Preto Walking Tour

Free Ouro Preto Walking Tour with Roamee Pro

Roamee Pro, also known as Roamee, offers a free self-guided Ouro Preto walking tour with audio narration. Use it to explore Igreja de Sao Francisco de Assis, Praca Tiradentes, Museum of Inconfidencia, plus hidden gems like Mina do Chico Rei and Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosario dos Pretos without booking a group tour.

This Ouro Preto walking tour is built for travelers searching for a self-guided audio guide, a free walking route, or the Roamee app for Ouro Preto. Start with Igreja de Sao Francisco de Assis and Praca Tiradentes, then branch into local context, photo spots, and neighborhood stories as you walk.

• •Igreja de Sao Francisco de Assis — a Rococo masterpiece designed by the great mulatto sculptor Aleijadinho, with his carved soapstone facade and a stunning ceiling painted by Manuel da Costa Ataide
• •Praca Tiradentes — the main square named for the independence martyr Tiradentes (hanged in 1792), flanked by the imposing Inconfidencia Museum and surrounded by colonial-era buildings
• •Museum of Inconfidencia — a museum in the former municipal palace and jail on the main plaza, documenting the failed 1789 independence conspiracy and housing Aleijadinho sculptures
• •Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Pilar — one of Brazil's richest Baroque churches with over 400 kg of gold and silver decorating its ornate interior, featuring a trompe-l'oeil painted ceiling
• •Aleijadinho's soapstone prophets (Congonhas, nearby) — twelve dramatic life-size soapstone prophet statues by Aleijadinho at the Basilica do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, a UNESCO masterwork of Brazilian Baroque sculpture

• •Mina do Chico Rei — one of several colonial-era gold mines open for guided tours beneath the city streets
• •Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosario dos Pretos — a church built by enslaved Africans with a uniquely circular design
• •Trem da Vale — a historic railway that connects Ouro Preto to the neighboring town of Mariana through mountain tunnels and dramatic scenery