Ouro Prêto (English spelling)

Japanese: オウロ･プレト（英語表記）Ouro Prêto

A small city in the state of Minas Gerais in southeastern Brazil. Population 53,528 (1975). Located at an altitude of 1,061 meters, it was the administrative center of the region until 1897, when the state capital was moved to Belo Horizonte, 114 km away. Its former name was Vila Rica do Ouro Preto, meaning "town rich in black gold." During Brazil's mining economy in the first half of the 18th century, the Minas region, represented by this city, was the center of the Brazilian economy. During the colonial period, approximately 80% of Brazil's gold production of about 100 tons came from Minas.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ブラジル南東部，ミナス･ジェライス州の小都市。人口5万3528(1975)。標高1061mにあり，1897年州都が114km離れたベロ･オリゾンテに移るまで，この地方の行政の中心地であった。旧名はビラ･リカ･ド･オウロ･プレトで〈黒い金の富める町〉の意。18世紀前半のブラジルの鉱業経済期には，この町に代表されるミナス地方がブラジル経済の中心地であった。植民地時代のブラジルの産金量約100tのほぼ80％はミナスから出ている。

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