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 :)
@PaolaBuzzone2 жыл бұрын
I loved the video!
@lucianodasilva87753 жыл бұрын
Que legal ver e ouvir um gringo falando e visitando a nossa cidade 😃❤️
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Very happy to hear that as I absolutely love Ouro Preto and Minas Gerais :)
@rosepani55512 жыл бұрын
Yellow one, the famous dish mineira ( angu) love it 😍
@simonledoux85192 жыл бұрын
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.
@ollielevido74072 жыл бұрын
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.
@FELIPESS13 жыл бұрын
So good, one of my favourite cities!
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Absolutely!
@adolforivero4955 Жыл бұрын
💙💙💙
@Donnie-Lee-Gringo3 жыл бұрын
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
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
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.
@karllukenicholson2 жыл бұрын
Gosh, sounds exciting 😚💌
@prado12053 жыл бұрын
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 :)
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Very kind! Thank you! Yeah, it's important to respect the places you go ;)
@exoticgringo3 жыл бұрын
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!
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Come back after all this trouble with covid passes.
@luke83rj3 жыл бұрын
It’s the first time that I see a foreigner that speaks the portuguese names in Brazil the way they are spoken by natives.
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
That is incredibly sweet! Check out my video speaking português! Let me know what you think.
@lucasaugusto213 жыл бұрын
It’s an amazing city! And was nice to meet you in the restaurant!
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
What a small world! Thanks for watching!
@EMR3GERGER3 жыл бұрын
Liked subscribed and rang the bell. Love your videos!
@leonardorangel14373 жыл бұрын
Comida mineira é tudo de bom mesmo, aliás, Minas é um país uai.
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha que comida tenho que provar?
@leonardorangel14373 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
@@leonardorangel1437 amei feijão tropeiro! Comei quando era em ouro preto de verdade.
@leonardorangel14373 жыл бұрын
@@ollielevido7407 Arrasouuuu então Ollie!!!
@associacaocomunicacao11983 жыл бұрын
Hey! Great vid! I have subbed
@igorantony3 жыл бұрын
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.
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
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.
@igorantony3 жыл бұрын
@@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!!!!
@Meltingfire1973 жыл бұрын
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
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
That's great you've been here. Yeah, get your vaccine then come. It's pretty crazy down here at the moment.
@raning207 Жыл бұрын
Feijão Tropeiro is definitely not "just beans".
@1saatmuzikler7143 жыл бұрын
Good luck on your channel
@MrHITESHytGaming3 жыл бұрын
Amazing place
@assessoriaorg93783 жыл бұрын
good
@easytraveltheory3 жыл бұрын
Good location nice video
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much!
@rahnalawless-mcleod98813 жыл бұрын
Loved this! Super authentic and good shots. Nice accent too :)
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rahna for watching! Really appreciate the support.
@yukselaltinkaynak94933 жыл бұрын
New subscriber!
@GringoNation3 жыл бұрын
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! :-)
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
I'll def try out that ALE. Congrats on 500 subs.
@ReadyGoExpat3 жыл бұрын
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! 😀
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
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
@habboub19883 жыл бұрын
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.
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Hey, so I stayed at Hospedaria Mineira Hostel Pousada. www.booking.com/hotel/br/hospedaria-mineira-ouro-preto.en-gb.html?aid=304142
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
I recommend it, nice brekky, nice location, good views.
@habboub19883 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much ! I'll check it out
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
@@habboub1988 you're welcome!
@Donnie-Lee-Gringo3 жыл бұрын
This was a Pub Crawl video without the Pubs
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Hahahahhaha love this comment
@kenhart87713 жыл бұрын
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
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
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 Жыл бұрын
@@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.
@marcaconsultoriaemsegurose761510 ай бұрын
Egypt pyramids are in Africa, and most of the slaves came from Africa... so yes, i belive they were GRERAT carpenters, masons and sculptures.
@JSL20003 жыл бұрын
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.
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
I am with you there!!!!
@The123Diegog3 жыл бұрын
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.
@JSL20003 жыл бұрын
@@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.
@thinkingflesh20243 жыл бұрын
Love how you get progressively drunk in this video!
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Lol... I did realise that hahaha
@renatocamillo77793 жыл бұрын
When you went to the Ouro Preto, The Musuems of city was it opened ? ( sorry for my bad english, hope you undestand me)
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Hey Renato! Great English! They were closed :(
@renatocamillo77793 жыл бұрын
@@ollielevido7407 oh, thanks dude :)
@CitySizzle3 жыл бұрын
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
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Hey!!! Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching. Message me on instagram - ollie.je.suis
@CitySizzle3 жыл бұрын
@@ollielevido7407 TY!
@huseyinv24813 жыл бұрын
Ouro Preto is prettier than this video is showing
@ollielevido74073 жыл бұрын
Let's see your video then!
@Igor_0542 жыл бұрын
He showed the famous historical Center, but also the less impressive areas in the surroundings, where lots of people live. Seems fair.