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ART AND CULTURE · RIO DE JANEIRO
Churches and religious heritage
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Churches and religious heritage
Cathedral and modern architectureCatedral Metropolitana de São Sebastião
A monumental cathedral inspired by Mayan pyramids
Monumental church and heritageIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelária
One of central Rio’s most imposing churches
Colonial architecture and viewpointIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro
A historic church on a hill overlooking the bay
Benedictine monastery and Baroque artMosteiro de São Bento
An interior covered in gold and Gregorian tradition
Sanctuary, tradition and viewpointBasílica Santuário de Nossa Senhora da Penha
A church on a rock with one of Rio’s most famous staircases
Imperial history and sacred artIgreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé
The former cathedral used by Portugal’s royal family
Franciscan convent and colonial heritageConvento e Igreja de Santo Antônio
A historic refuge above Largo da Carioca
Baroque and sacred artIgreja da Ordem Terceira de São Francisco da Penitência
One of Brazil’s most extraordinary Baroque interiors
Military history and heritageIgreja de Santa Cruz dos Militares
A historic church near Praça XV
Afro-Brazilian memory and religionIgreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário e São Benedito dos Homens Pretos
Faith, resistance and the history of Rio’s Black population
Historic church and popular devotionIgreja de Santa Luzia
A survivor of Centro’s transformations
Religious architecture and heritageIgreja de São Francisco de Paula
A large historic church in Largo de São Francisco
Historic church and colonial commerceIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Lapa dos Mercadores
A small gem hidden in Centro’s streets
Sanctuary of Rio’s patron saintParóquia São Sebastião dos Frades Capuchinhos
Devotion to Saint Sebastian and the city’s memory
Popular devotionParóquia São Judas Tadeu
One of Rio’s great centres of devotion to Saint Jude
Colonial church and devotionIgreja de Santa Rita de Cássia
One of the former port area’s historic churches
Pequena África and heritageIgreja de São Francisco da Prainha
A small historic church beside Largo da Prainha
Historic church and viewpointIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Penna
A colonial church on a hill in Jacarepaguá
Afro-Brazilian memory and devotionIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Lampadosa
A church linked to Black religious brotherhoods in colonial Rio
Marian sanctuary and architectureSantuário de Nossa Senhora de Fátima
A replica inspired by the Portuguese sanctuary
Colonial church and Santa CasaIgreja de Nossa Senhora do Bonsucesso
A historic church beside Santa Casa da Misericórdia
Historic church and religious brotherhoodsIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição e Boa Morte
Religious heritage hidden in Centro
Chapel, art and natureCapela Mayrink
A small pink chapel inside Tijuca Forest
Neighbourhood church and devotionIgreja Nossa Senhora do Brasil
A small Catholic church in Urca
Parish and neighbourhood traditionParóquia Nossa Senhora de Copacabana
The church preserving Copacabana’s religious name
Parish and Ipanema heritageIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Paz
The church giving its name to one of Ipanema’s best-known squares
Modern religious architectureParóquia Santa Margarida Maria
A distinctive church beside Lagoa
Baroque, Rococo and heritageIgreja da Ordem Terceira do Carmo
A historic church beside Antiga Sé
Parish and community lifeParóquia São José da Lagoa
A traditional church near Jardim Botânico
Colonial church and Port ZoneIgreja de Nossa Senhora da Saúde
A church that gave its name to the Saúde neighbourhood
