Safest & Best Town to visit in Brazil: Ouro Preto!

[@WoltersWorldEats]

Love, love, love OP!! ❤ oh and the food in Minas is imo the best in Brasil. Aaaamo!

[@woltersworld]

And OP loves you!

[@seananderson452]

Have you been to Lavras Novas? its awesome too

[@frednich9603]

I think in the last 18 months one thing that has impressed me the most is how you have an amazing backlog of interesting videos that can still be published even after all this time. Great job

[@woltersworld]

Thanks buddy

[@arallech]

I'm Brazilian, but I don't know Ouro Preto yet! Great video, Mark! Thank you for showing us all this 🥰

[@maveric2881]

I missed OP! I was there 3 years ago. Nothing but love for OP

[@youbrunotube]

Such a cool video. As a mineiro, I smiled all the way through. Thank you for sharing Ouro Preto and Minas Gerais with all the world.

[@spaya90]

Very nice! Lived there for 5 years during my university years. Thanks for sharing!

[@otaviovieira1041]

The food there is unbelievable and there is a lot of history. Great video.👊

[@AmandaIbraimovic]

I have a friend who's a police officer in Ouro Preto. He told me the only thing they worry about is drunk college students doing dumb things. One of the best universities in Brazil is in Ouro Preto. It's kinda crazy over there but they usually stay away from the historical center. I'm from Belo Horizonte and the road to Ouro Preto the most beautiful road I've ever seen in my life. Sometimes I just drive there to spend the day and come back home at night

[@woltersworld]

It's a beautiful drive. Jocelyn LOVES Belo Horizonte

[@AmandaIbraimovic]

@@woltersworld that's amazing. I love BH as well. Even though I was born here I feel like there's always something new to see and the weather is great. Also the food. I can't get enough. Maybe one day I'll see you guys around the city :)

[@bc6112]

It is the largest engineering university in Brazil. I love the mountains and the sharp turns with a steep cliff right to your side as my wife is not slowing down with the buses and trucks slowing everything down. My wife was born in Itabrito, just north of OP. We are in Brazil often and around OP every other time we go to see her family.

[@bc6112]

@@woltersworld Next time you are in BH, let me know. We have a home in Prado. If we are there, my wife and I can take you out to dinner.

[@brunabarbosa8777]

@@bc6112 Funny, coming from a guy who said, "when I get to OP, I don't want Americans there." Are you planning to do something to our beloved Wolters?

[@SharingtheRoad]

Love the views and that the area feels safe! So great when a beautiful place feels so accessible! Brazil looks wonderful! 😊

[@susanna2647]

why wouldn't he feel safe?

[@sherryschumacher1881]

Mark, I love your enthusiasm for the food! Thanks, I had never heard of Ouro Preto before, but it sounds like a great place to visit.

[@woltersworld]

I really love it

[@Nicholasrodriguesofc]

The kids are so big! Welcome to Brazil again bro! You know it more than most of us

[@elegantwalktour7870]

Walking with you gives me much joy Thanks for sharing my friend

[@ireniteixeira3928]

I'm from Minas Gerais, but I don't know ouro preto , that's a shame, Great video.

[@pca1987]

I love Ouro Preto. Beautiful!!!

[@woltersworld]

Me too!!!

[@pca1987]

@@woltersworld Since my husband still hasn't been there, I'm hoping to go with him next time. Have a nice one.

[@alex34134123]

Hello, Mark. How are you? I followed your video and I went to the Ouro Preto for the first time following your tips, even though I am Brazilian. And good news: apparently now it's allowed to take pictures inside the churchs, museums and everything else!! But without flash of course

[@clebertonalves2161]

🇧🇷 Simplesmente Espetacular!! Obrigado pelo carinho e respeito com o meu País... Seja sempre bem vindo.

[@averagemillennial]

One of my favorite cities in the whole world! Ouro Preto is a MUST VISIT!!!

[@bellbell1686]

That's amazing!!!!! You're visiting OP. My favorite place.💚

[@bc6112]

I was in Belo Horizonte when you were in OP last month. I love OP. You get a good workout walking around OP. You should of seen the steep incline of the hill we were on while renting an Airbnb in BH. At 2:07 - the church you showed, there was a wedding there. We had lunch across the street. The wedding had a 1935 Ford. Go about another 15 minutes towards Ouro Branco to Lavras Novas. Cool little town. Were you walking around Confins with a Georgia tee shirt on? I saw a man with a Georgia shirt when I got the BH and when I was in CNF when I left. No, when I am in BH and we go to OP, I do not want Americans there. They stick out like a sore thumb, do not understand Brazilian culture and cannot speak Portuguese. They do things that Brazilians find very odd or rude. If they cant speak Portuguese, they will have a hard time.

[@Kleber1502]

I'm from Minas but I live since 23 years in Germany. I love Minas because it's safe, like you sad, and of course because of the food. The beste like one like the original german food too. Mineiros are totally diferent from the brazilians... Enjoy Minas and welcome!

[@christianvanneuves9958]

Thanks for the nice presentation. Lovely city! In the 1960s O. P. was also famous for it choir, the "Coral de Ouro Preto" (on YT try Coral de Ouro Preto 1961). Um abraço!

[@fallingiguanas6326]

Brazil is awesome in 2021 great leadership as well ✌

[@JoaoSantos-xy8gi]

Minas Gerais is by far the most charming brazilian state 🥰

[@woltersworld]

We love it

[@seananderson452]

Love OP, Lavras Novas is awesome too

[@davidxpopescu]

Yeah... Brazil is one of the most amazing countries to visit.... 🇧🇷

[@Emboaba]

Guy your description is very nice and instructive Hopefully I can do something to tech English for the guides and youth at Outo Preto

[@superboy305]

Hey bud need your suggestion, what was the best hotel did you stay in in Orlando. Or which video could you refer me to.

[@Hknj001]

God bless brazil

[@livingworkingoutsidebox]

Incredible great food and safety is always important ad great views 👍

[@woltersworld]

Yes they are

[@simonledoux8519]

Ouro Preto has been on my bucket list for a while. Can you advice anyone who is traveling to Brazil for the first time and that would like to visit that town as to where would be the easiest city to arrive to coming from the US? Would you suggest just flying to Belo Horizonte and then making your way to Ouro Preto? Would Belo Horizonte be a good central base? Or are Rio and São Paolo a must?

[@karatecadepijama]

Rio and São Paulo are quite far away from Ouro Preto, something like 300 miles. Fly straight to Belo Horizonte, there are flights from Miami, I'm sure. There is lots of nature around that you don't want to miss and do not miss Inhotim, an outdoor museum that takes two days to get to know. If you are a nature and scenery person you will enjoy very much. Lots of local food and country stuff to see.

[@simonledoux8519]

@@karatecadepijama Thank you Ike for your reply. I already have my flight booked to Rio so I will need to fly to Belo Horizonte. I was interested too to go to Florianopolis for two reasons. One was that it is considered a very safe city and the other is that they have a few language schools. But I will be going in May so the weather might not be so good and there might not be enough to do there. I may just take a class in Rio for a week and then do some traveling the rest of the time. Belo Horizonte and the area sounds good. Ouro Preto looks fantastic and just the type of city that I love with the colonial architecture. Thank you for your suggestions.

[@karatecadepijama]

@@simonledoux8519 almost every place in Brazil is quite safe if you don't mess around the wrong stuff. There is lots to see in Florianópolis, you could spend an whole year over there and not see it all. Santa Catarina state is a very interesting place to see anyway...there is lots os small German colonized villages around and marvelous beaches like Bombinhas and Balneário Camboriú. If you like beaches I advise you to go either to northeast or upper São Paulo coast. Do not leave Paraty away of consideration for a visit because it is quite interesting and close to Rio. Don't spend your whole time in Rio otherwise you will miss it all. Buses are quite comfortable and cheap between cities and very reliable and you may see nature between this touristic sites. Avoid Manaus and Amazon region in your first trip.

[@mikeandresen1316]

A very accurate description. One aspect not mentioned is that nights in old town can be dominated by the university students. They can be quite rowdy but is quite a safe town with lots of colonial history without the glitz of other bigger cities and the food is excellent. I can confirm the up and down of the cobblestoned and often narrow streets that can be a test of your driving skills.

[@Bruno-td9uh]

As a fan, i love to see my region here kkkkkkkkkkk Impressive how everything is wright

[@tobiojo9454]

This video is so awesome and amazing

[@InfluencesFromtheMiddleEast]

I didn't know you were in Brazil! Good to have you around. Good stay.

[@JoaoSantos-xy8gi]

I think one can't take pictures inside the churches because the exposure to flashlight damages the golden layer that covers the ceilings, walls etc. In other museums such as the Imperial Museum of Petrópolis (Rio de Janeiro) pictures are also prohibited

[@vkanthems6744]

Its exactly because of that.

[@frednich9603]

I understand that in the old days, but today you would think that a simple no flash photography rule would take care of that

[@ulutiu]

If golden layer you mentioned is indeed made of gold (leaf), then there's no problem. It is the other colors that may be problematic in particular yellow, oranges reds and violets.

[@JoaoSantos-xy8gi]

@@ulutiu thank you for your clarification! I don't understand anything about this topic

[@vkanthems6744]

@@ulutiu Its more because of the paint in the ceiling than the gold layers.

[@tallescarvalho1694]

I'm happy to see you in my country ❤

[@woltersworld]

Always love Brazil

[@VictorRFrancisco]

Hi. It is really nice that you say the names of the cities and Brazilian things in Portuguese. 🇧🇷❤

[@woltersworld]

Obrigado

[@tobiojo9454]

Awesome video

[@mayramoreira913]

It is really safe! One day, I lost my cellphone in a peripheric alley. I return the next day and it stays in the same place I lost. Another day a lady call me in my house saying someone had found my wallet. Amazing people!

[@vkanthems6744]

I love Ouro Preto and so many others historical cities of my state, Minas Gerais. They are great cities to make a weekend visit.

[@woltersworld]

Minas is great

[@ronaldog3525]

Don't go in January, because it rains every day, and you can't see things right!

[@MissionaryZacharyKyriazis]

Hey mark what language do you speak?

[@malquezare]

I'm brazilian and I don't know Ouro Preto, ok it is a shame

[@adolforivero4955]

💙💙💙

[@honkpill686]

I lived in MINAS GERAIS, and the whole state is like that... uphill...downhill... Belo Horizonte is a more planned city to visit ... And the roads are extremely dangerous, a lot of trucks "doing shit"

[@Strageintheair]

Minas gerais is amazing state. I went to Brazil last year and it was great . But Brazil,russian and usa are big countries. People dont speak Portuguese in usa , we don't expect that Brazilians speak English. The country was colonized by portuese . People in the world has this strange way to think that that wolrd needs to speak English. Usa is big with big states and they don't speak french , Italian etc . Its natural. The same in Brazil states bigger than countries. The language is Portuguese. In Europe with small countries they need to learn other languages because of the size of the coutries . They have lots os opportunities to learn another language. Russian is like Brazil,china is like Brazil. Big countries.

[@paulovinicius5001]

Unfortunately many museums in Brazil are like that - no photos allowed. It defeats most of the purpose of any visit. I was born in Brazil and have seen that since I was a kid. Thankfully the US and Europe are so much better at managing museums.

[@ATrainTravels]

Great indo on pros and cons..

[@woltersworld]

Cheers!

[@gisleidysantos8341]

Hi I'm fristtttt

[@woltersworld]

Eu sou primeiro!!!! ♥

[@gisleidysantos8341]

I don't understand wat u said but I watch all ur videos and it's amazing 🥺

[@Cool_boy258]

What are the women like?

[@tosht2515]

No funiculars to help weary visitors, eh?

[@vkanthems6744]

No and it would impossible to install a funicular, the streets are so narrow and the brazilian law prohibit changing the layout of historical cities. They moved Minas Gerais' capital from Ouro Preto to Belo Horizonte because Ouro Preto became too small for the modern 19th-20th century.

[@tosht2515]

@@vkanthems6744 Thanks. 👍

[@xavierlauzac5922]

You look like you’re standing in front of green screen.

[@woltersworld]

Nope. It really is that gorgeous there

[@lumesquita5524]

You must speak portuguese because you're in Brazil, you are not in your country

[@Jp-do9ny]

Brazilians go everywhere without speaking the language of the country they're in. Funny people, very xenophobic but love going to everyone else's countries and illegally migrating