Portuguese and Brazilian Baroque: ecclesiastical and civic architecture (17th–18th centuries)

1. Baroque style rises with Counter‑Reformation goals

   Jan 1, 1600Labels: Counter-Reformation, Portugal

   • Britannica
   • Met Museum

2. Gold discoveries spark growth in Minas Gerais

   Jan 1, 1695Labels: Minas Gerais, Gold Rush

   • Britannica
   • Ouro Preto City

3. Ouro Preto becomes Vila Rica, a boomtown center

   Jan 1, 1711Labels: Ouro Preto, Vila Rica

   • Britannica
   • Ouro Preto City

4. Construction begins on the Palace‑Convent of Mafra

   Nov 17, 1717Labels: Palace Convent, King Jo

   • Britannica
   • UNESCO

5. Mafra basilica is inaugurated amid ongoing work

   Oct 22, 1730Labels: Mafra Basilica, Portugal

   • UNESCO
   • Mafra Palace

6. Clérigos Church begins shaping Baroque Porto

   Jan 1, 1732Labels: Cl rigos, Nicolau Nasoni

   • Cl rigos

7. Rome-built chapel for São Roque is commissioned

   Jan 1, 1742Labels: S o, King Jo

   • S o Roque
   • S o Roque

8. Chapel of St. John the Baptist reaches Lisbon

   Sep 1, 1747Labels: S o, Rome-to-Lisbon

   • S o Roque
   • Arts Culture

9. 1755 Lisbon earthquake redirects architectural priorities

   Nov 1, 1755Labels: 1755 Lisbon, Lisbon

   • Britannica
   • Mafra Palace

10. Congonhas sanctuary begins as a major pilgrimage complex

    Jan 1, 1757Labels: Congonhas Sanctuary, Bom Jesus

    • UNESCO
    • Congonhas

11. Ouro Preto’s São Francisco de Assis church project starts

    Jan 1, 1766Labels: S o, Aleijadinho

    • S o Francisco
    • Bahia ws

12. Estrela Basilica begins, marking late Baroque transition

    Oct 24, 1779Labels: Estrela Basilica, Lisbon

    • Estrela
    • Britannica

13. Ouro Preto becomes the first Brazilian UNESCO site

    Jan 1, 1980Labels: Ouro Preto, UNESCO

    • UNESCO Archive
    • UNESCO

14. Congonhas sanctuary listed as UNESCO World Heritage

    Jan 1, 1985Labels: Congonhas Sanctuary, UNESCO

    • Congonhas
    • UNESCO