Ouro Preto, Brazil

Bauxita Neighbourhood

Bauxita Neighbourhood, Ouro Preto

Named for the red aluminium-bearing rock found here, Bauxita emerged around 1922 as a mining and industrial district. Today it is the youthful, modern face of Ouro Preto, home to the federal university's Morro do Cruzeiro campus and its student houses.

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Location

Coordinates: -20.39722, -43.52222

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