Star of the South

Star of the South

      unblemished, 129-carat white diamond with a rosy glow, one of the largest ever found in Brazil; it weighed about 262 carats in rough form. It was discovered in 1853 in the Bagagem River (in Minas Geraís state) by a slave woman, who was given her freedom and pensioned as a reward.

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