Santos Dumont

Minas Gerais · Brazil

Santos Dumont

In the destination Historic Towns of Minas Gerais (Estrada Real).

In the photo: Estação de Cabangu, in Santos Dumont

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Santos Dumont is the birthplace of Alberto Santos Dumont, born on the Fazenda de Cabangu, today connected to the museum that preserves his memory. The locomotive Zezé Leone and the Memorial Ferroviário represent another axis of the town's history. Queijo do reino and doce de leite are also part of the identity of this Zona da Mata city.

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Brazilian routes

Santos Dumont is part of the Estrada Real  Caminho Novo

Between the mines and the Baía de Guanabara, the Caminho Novo connects Ouro Preto to Porto Estrela and is historically completed in Rio de Janeiro.

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