In August, the city of Ouro Preto, in Minas Gerais, signed a public-private partnership for a "smart city" project, setting in motion plans to become Brazil's first historic smart city. The contract entails an investment of R$ 10 million and establishes an administrative concession for the Ouro Luz consortium to operate Ouro Preto's public lighting network and telecommunications infrastructure for 25 years.
The project includes modernizing the city's entire lighting system by replacing sodium-vapor lamps with more durable and energy-efficient LEDs. This transition to LED lighting will follow a strict, IPHAN-approved plan, respecting color temperature guidelines to preserve the historic city's characteristic ambiance.
The network will also be expanded to areas currently lacking public lighting, alongside improvements in poorly lit areas across both the city center and its districts. Additionally, the project will feature architectural lighting for several of the city's monuments, utilizing Micro LED RGB fixtures capable of projecting any selected color scheme.
Another key aspect of the project is a public Wi-Fi network, which will cover several squares in the city center, districts, and rural communities. Furthermore, previous municipal initiatives—such as providing high-speed internet to all local schools, nurseries, and health clinics—will now be supported by an even more robust infrastructure, with operations guaranteed for 25 years.
Source: Época
This article was written by Romullo Baratto. The translation is powered by AI.
