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Brazil, Goiás
Goias (Goias Velho)
Rio Vermelho gold town
Riverbank Documented siteRestricted
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
GoldAlso reported: Casa da Fundicao, river banks where the 1720s strike was worked.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: BLM Alaska (Public domain).
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Why this spot
Bandeirante gold strike on the Rio Vermelho: first official town west of the Tordesillas line, gold cast at the 1752 Casa da Fundicao, UNESCO 2001
UNESCO and Wikipedia document the gold-rush origin, the Casa da Fundicao smelting house and the 1978 IPHAN federal listing
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
Rio Vermelho flash floods in the wet season (a 2001 flood damaged the center)
Keep exploring nearby
More spots in this area.