UNFORGETTABLE PLACE Ouro Preto, Brazil - in ENGLISH, unforgettable colonial town

[@JuliaCuri]

Ouro Preto is simply perfect. Minas Gerais is so worth it visiting. Happy to see more people getting to know my beautiful state. Nice video, thank you :)

[@PaolaBuzzone]

I loved the video!

[@lucianodasilva8775]

Que legal ver e ouvir um gringo falando e visitando a nossa cidade 😃❤️

[@ollielevido7407]

Very happy to hear that as I absolutely love Ouro Preto and Minas Gerais :)

[@rosepani5551]

Yellow one, the famous dish mineira ( angu) love it 😍

[@simonledoux8519]

Great video and super helpful! I am super excited to be visiting Brazil in January and will actually stay in Ouro Preto 3 nights. I hope its not too much time there although this city looks gorgeous and chilling out there might be just fine.

[@ollielevido7407]

That's a perfect amount of time! I had been before I filmed this, so maybe the novelty wore off! I hope you have a great time.

[@FELIPESS1]

So good, one of my favourite cities!

[@ollielevido7407]

Absolutely!

[@adolforivero4955]

💙💙💙

[@Donnie-Lee-Gringo]

Looks like a lovely place to visit when I relocate to Brazil this year from the USA. Reminds me of the videos I watched of Cuenca Ecuador where I had researched to relocate to before I decided on Brazil, because my boyfriend is Brazilian

[@ollielevido7407]

I hope you make it down here Leon! I haven't been to ecuador yet, but it's on my list. Thanks for watching and supporting me.

[@karllukenicholson]

Gosh, sounds exciting 😚💌

[@prado1205]

you're like one of the most respectful tourists i've ever seen in brazil!! thank you for not acting like you own the place :)

[@ollielevido7407]

Very kind! Thank you! Yeah, it's important to respect the places you go ;)

[@exoticgringo]

I loved this video, Ollie! so much fun to experience it vicariously, since I couldn't be back in Brazil last year. please keep making more fab videos. saude!

[@ollielevido7407]

Come back after all this trouble with covid passes.

[@luke83rj]

It’s the first time that I see a foreigner that speaks the portuguese names in Brazil the way they are spoken by natives.

[@ollielevido7407]

That is incredibly sweet! Check out my video speaking português! Let me know what you think.

[@lucasaugusto21]

It’s an amazing city! And was nice to meet you in the restaurant!

[@ollielevido7407]

What a small world! Thanks for watching!

[@EMR3GERGER]

Liked subscribed and rang the bell. Love your videos!

[@leonardorangel1437]

Comida mineira é tudo de bom mesmo, aliás, Minas é um país uai.

[@ollielevido7407]

Hahahaha que comida tenho que provar?

[@leonardorangel1437]

@@ollielevido7407 Hahaha bem, pão de queijo, doce de leite e biscoito de polvilho são os clássicos da nossa gastronomia! Te recomendo o feijão tropeiro também, é incrível.

[@ollielevido7407]

@@leonardorangel1437 amei feijão tropeiro! Comei quando era em ouro preto de verdade.

[@leonardorangel1437]

@@ollielevido7407 Arrasouuuu então Ollie!!!

[@associacaocomunicacao1198]

Hey! Great vid! I have subbed

[@igorantony]

I have seen what you tried, but I see you missed four famous dishes which are delicious and people forget to mention: one is called FRANGO ORA PRÓ-NOBIS, which is a chicken made with a plant grown only there. The second, is FRANGO AO MOLHO PARDO (which uses some of the chicken blood in the stocking). The third one, my favorite, is FRANGO COM QUIABO, or chicken with okra. All of those dishes are sort of stews, and can/should accompany more mild things like ARROZ (rice), ANGÚ (a yellow polenta-like puree). Also some vegetables are welcomed, like mandioca (cassava braised, fried, cooked in clarified butter, or ghee), INHAME, MORANGA (japanese pumpking) or even JILO (scarlet eggplant - fried is better!!). And some sauteed dark leafs complete those like COUVE (kale, the green thinly cut leaf find in feijao tropeiro), TAIOBA - my favorite, (a delicious one only found sometimes) and ESPINAFRE (spinach). The last dish is a show stopper: LEITÃO A PURURUCA (which is a not-fully-grown pig that is roasted for hours and hours and has is skin turned into delicious crackling!!!). It may accompany ARROZ (rice), FEIJÃO (beans that can be many types, specially tropeiro which u tried already), MANDIOCA (fried, braised in ghee), BANANA (fried plantains or even regular bananas) or FAROFA. Let's not forget the desserts. Some stand by their own like: AMBROSIA (a show stopper made with eggs braised in milk with sugar - normally lightly burnt), PUDIM (a sort of flan/creeme caramel), QUINDIM (eggyoke deliciousness). The real traditional ones are normally sort of fruit homemade compotes and marmallades you should/could eat with QUEIJO MINAS FRESCAL (white cheese) to balance it out, which are called DOCE DE _________: mamao (papaya), figo (fig), jabuticaba, caqui. The most famous of those to accompany cheese are: DOCE DE LEITE and GOIABADA. Another thing foreigners find "interesting": MILHO (or "corn") presented in a SWEET way: Broa de Milho or Canjica, Bolo de Milho, Mingau de Milho, Curau de Milho Canjica. They can also be paired or stuffed with goiabada. But of course, we have the salty version of corn, like a stew called CANJIQUINHA (gritts "mushy" stew) which should be filled with sausages and pork meat!!! Btw, pork meat is huge in MG: LINGUIÇA (sausage), LOMBO (loin) TORRESMO (sort of crackling), BARRIGA DE PORCO (pork belly)...all.should be tried. To wrap it up, try the coffe but use the RAPADURA (a sort of solid lighter molasses) to sweeten it. And in the end, a little cachaca or even, some fruit licquors (LICOR) to finish the meal. JABUTICABA, JENIPAPU, star anis, This are just for a good lunch. Breakfest and afternoon coffe and dinner is another discussion, hahaha.

[@ollielevido7407]

Thanks for the message! I'm new here so I don't know the local dishes. This video was more about showing the streets rather than the food as I need to learn the food. You suggestions are helpful. Thanks, Ollie.

[@igorantony]

@@ollielevido7407 you are welcome man! If you have ANY questions, I will gladly help! just text me on instagram (@igorantony). I can see how the buffets can be a little bit overwhelming regarding what those things are and what goes with what. Also, another great place for foodies is TIRADENTES. The restaurants there are amazing. There is a village near that city, like a small art's district, called BICHINHOS: the restaurant TEMPERO DA ANGELA is an all you can eat buffet which everything is FRESH and from her garden.....the taste is completely different than normal food....its the heartiest of the hearties food! Also, do not fail to visit INHOTIM, the biggest comteporary museum in the world that is outdoors.....it is breathtaking and fun and new!!!!

[@Meltingfire197]

I was in Ouro Preto when I was in Brazil last year. I was suppose to move to BH next month but with covid getting so bad I am forced to put the move on hold until it clears a little bit

[@ollielevido7407]

That's great you've been here. Yeah, get your vaccine then come. It's pretty crazy down here at the moment.

[@raning207]

Feijão Tropeiro is definitely not "just beans".

[@1saatmuzikler714]

Good luck on your channel

[@MrHITESHytGaming]

Amazing place

[@assessoriaorg9378]

good

[@easytraveltheory]

Good location nice video

[@ollielevido7407]

Thanks so much!

[@rahnalawless-mcleod9881]

Loved this! Super authentic and good shots. Nice accent too :)

[@ollielevido7407]

Thanks Rahna for watching! Really appreciate the support.

[@yukselaltinkaynak9493]

New subscriber!

[@GringoNation]

Fun video, Ollie! Really brought me back. Please enjoy the food for me! If you're into the ales, we have a beer called COLORADO that is probably one of our best artisanal ones. And when you have a "largey", do yourself a favour and ditch Antartica for Original. Have fun, bro! :-)

[@ollielevido7407]

I'll def try out that ALE. Congrats on 500 subs.

[@ReadyGoExpat]

Ouro Preto is super beautiful and the cuisine (cozinha mineira) is just out of this world. I can't say it's the best in Brazil because you know... my state and region are the best hahahahaha It's good that you mentioned the sad part of history in that region because yeah... Brazilians shouldn't forget that. And we usually remove Christmas decorations on January 6th (Dia de Reis). Can't wait to watch the bus tour video! 😀

[@ollielevido7407]

I didn't know about the 6th January for removing Christmas decorations. Normally in australia we do it when we can be bothered after new year's hahaha. And it does have a sad history, so I didn't really know how to touch on that subject because we get to appreciate something so beautiful that many built in a difficult time in our history. The bus tour was cool, stay tuned

[@habboub1988]

Hello Ollie! Could you tell me where you stayed during your trip to Ouro Preto please? I'm looking for ideas to book a hotel or other accomodation.

[@ollielevido7407]

Hey, so I stayed at Hospedaria Mineira Hostel Pousada. www.booking.com/hotel/br/hospedaria-mineira-ouro-preto.en-gb.html?aid=304142

[@ollielevido7407]

I recommend it, nice brekky, nice location, good views.

[@habboub1988]

Thank you very much ! I'll check it out

[@ollielevido7407]

@@habboub1988 you're welcome!

[@Donnie-Lee-Gringo]

This was a Pub Crawl video without the Pubs

[@ollielevido7407]

Hahahahhaha love this comment

[@kenhart8771]

The city reminds of Olindo in Pernambuco and no slaves alone didn’t build the city. Do you really believe slaves was skilled carpenter, masons, sculptures, etc

[@ollielevido7407]

Hey Kenneth! Ahh I really want to travel to the North East. I'm gunna add it to my long list of places in Brazil. Unfortunately I don't have enough information about your question, however, I do believe they were highly skilled given how magnificent this city it.

[@AndreLuis-hx9lj]

​@@ollielevido7407The knowledge of engineering and architecture was brought by the Portuguese, they used slave labor to carry out the heavy work, all under the supervision of architecture and engineering professionals from the Portuguese and Brazilian cora.

[@marcaconsultoriaemsegurose7615]

Egypt pyramids are in Africa, and most of the slaves came from Africa... so yes, i belive they were GRERAT carpenters, masons and sculptures.

[@JSL2000]

It was a beautiful place and a real throw back to historical times. But, I started getting seriously bored by the beginning of Day 2. By the end of Day 2, I couldn't wait to get on a bus and go to Sao Paulo.

[@ollielevido7407]

I am with you there!!!!

[@The123Diegog]

Ouro Preto is a university town, all the bars depend on thousands of university students, but you came in a period when universities are stopped due to the pandemic. In addition, there are dozens of student republics in the city and parties also take place within them. The guys use a lot of drugs and that's why everything is very hidden. In Ouro Preto you need to meet someone to take you around. This city has a very crazy culture, it's wonderful.

[@JSL2000]

@@The123Diegog Thanks for taking the time to reply. I intend going back to Brazil in the future. Maybe I'll go to Ouro Preto again.

[@thinkingflesh2024]

Love how you get progressively drunk in this video!

[@ollielevido7407]

Lol... I did realise that hahaha

[@renatocamillo7779]

When you went to the Ouro Preto, The Musuems of city was it opened ? ( sorry for my bad english, hope you undestand me)

[@ollielevido7407]

Hey Renato! Great English! They were closed :(

[@renatocamillo7779]

@@ollielevido7407 oh, thanks dude :)

[@CitySizzle]

As an online ESL teacher myself. How do you manage to stay past the Brazilian visa requirements? I am headed to Sao Paulo this weekend and would like to stay indefinitely. Can we exchange emails

[@ollielevido7407]

Hey!!! Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching. Message me on instagram - ollie.je.suis

[@CitySizzle]

@@ollielevido7407 TY!

[@huseyinv2481]

Ouro Preto is prettier than this video is showing

[@ollielevido7407]

Let's see your video then!

[@Igor_054]

He showed the famous historical Center, but also the less impressive areas in the surroundings, where lots of people live. Seems fair.