Bananal is said to be “the capital of the Dead Cities”, but the city is more than that. In the past, it was the main path of the gold that was taken from Minas Gerais to the harbor in Parati (RJ).

During the coffee period, Bananal experienced the glamour of being one of the richest cities in Brazil, where its farmers guaranteed loans from England to Brazil.

Time went by, coffee was gone and Bananal was left with its wealthy reflected in its people, its values, its traditions, its natural beauty as well as its rich buildings which make the city a cultural area of remarkable value.