Day 1, part 1: Sao Joao del Rei

The weekend from april 21st - 23rd we spent in Sao Joao, Tiradentes and Barbacena, three colonial towns in the south of Minas Gerais (about 14 hours north of Sao Paulo by bus). Our plan was to visit two friends we met during our january trip, but of course we were able to combine the visit with tourism.
Oh, by the way, the 21th was the day of Tiradentes. And we went first to Sao Joao and then to Tiradentes ;-)

And here you see the standard colonial church in Sao Joao.

This is another colonial church from within. Please note the subtle way the integrate the technical equipement into the surroundings.

Oh, and I love cementeries, did I mention that? It's very interesting how different graveyards can be. This is for the richer ones. You get your own little house.

In case you can't afford the upper one, just try one of these grave apartments. Ashes do not need that much space anyway.