# School of Mines

Ouro Preto, Brazil

Founded in 1876 at the request of Emperor Pedro II and housed in the former Governors' Palace, this school trained Brazil's first mining engineers. It holds a renowned mineralogy collection in its Museum of Science and Technology.

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Coordinates: -20.38556, -43.50306

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