Map of Ouro Preto, Brazil

Ouro Preto is a city in Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a population of about 77,914. It lies at 20.3948°S, 43.5052°W. Ouro Preto is about 694 km (431 mi) southeast of Brasília, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Mariana, 9 km to the east.

Ouro Preto at a glance

Where is Ouro Preto?

• Located in the Southern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 10 h 54 min on the shortest day to 13 h 22 min on the longest day (around 21 June and 21 December).

Cities near Ouro Preto

• Mariana — 9 km east
• Ouro Branco — 24 km southwest
• Itabirito — 35 km northwest
• Congonhas — 39 km west
• Conselheiro Lafaiete — 42 km southwest
• Nova Lima — 58 km northwest
• Caeté — 60 km north
• Ponte Nova — 62 km east
• Belo Horizonte — 69 km northwest
• Ibirité — 71 km northwest

Largest cities in Minas Gerais

• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Uberlândia — 754,954
• Contagem — 627,123
• Juiz de Fora — 540,756
• Montes Claros — 437,601
• Betim — 384,000
• Uberaba — 356,781
• Ribeirão das Neves — 346,971
• Governador Valadares — 266,561
• Sete Lagoas — 238,909

Largest cities in Brazil

• São Paulo — 12,400,232
• Rio de Janeiro — 6,747,815
• Belo Horizonte — 2,721,564
• Salvador — 2,711,840
• Fortaleza — 2,400,000
• Manaus — 2,219,580
• Brasília — 2,207,718
• Curitiba — 1,948,626
• Recife — 1,653,461
• Goiânia — 1,536,097

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.