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What to do and see in Brazil, Brazil: The Best Sacred & Religious Sites
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1. National Sanctuary of Our Lady of Aparecida
2. Basilica Nossa Senhora do Rosario em CAIEIRAS - Arautos do Evangelho
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5.0 based on 102 reviews
3. Testemunhas de Jeova - Sede do Brasil
4. Castelo Arautos do Evangelho
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5.0 based on 52 reviews
House and chapel of the Heralds of the Gospel in Ubatuba. Chapel with style and polychrome gothic details. A beauty in its architecture, to raise the faithful to God!
5. Torre de Miroku
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5.0 based on 33 reviews
6. Sao Francisco Church and Convent
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4.5 based on 6,242 reviews
One of the most spectacular churches in the world, this famous church is richly adorned inside with gold, silver and precious stones and has ceiling art that has been compared to that of the Sistine Chapel.
Reviewed By MelBr75 - Curitiba, Brazil
It’s a world heritage by UNESCO. It’s an important colonial period church. It’s interior is very beautiful and full of details. Exuberant inner decoration, mostly executed in the first half of the 18th century. All surfaces inside - walls, pillars, vaults and ceilings - are covered by golden sculpted gilt woodwork and paintings.
7. Catedral Metropolitana
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4.5 based on 12,374 reviews
Another structure by award-winning architect Oscar Niemeyer, this landmark cathedral features stunning interior glasswork.
Reviewed By Leafwarbler - Usk, United Kingdom
Fabulous stained glass dome encompasses a cool and peaceful area with angel sculptures suspended from the roof. Don’t miss the baptistery, thru a corridor on the left which displays photos and information about the construction.
8. Sanctuary of Bom Jesus do Congonhas
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4.5 based on 744 reviews
Built in the 18th century, the church is renowned for its rococo interior.
Reviewed By virgilioalm - Brasilia, Brazil
If tourists come to Congonhas, it is because of this one attraction. Please make sure you get a guide to explain the details of the works of Aleijadinho. It’s worth knowing the stories behind each statue and monument. There’s nice arts and crafts works sold by locals on the slope of the hill.
9. Mosteiro De Sao Bento
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4.5 based on 6,461 reviews
Reviewed By myom624 - Coquitlam, Canada
It was just quite amazing to see these "many colorful statues" of saints above the length of the main aisle on its both sides which is really the spectacle that stands out the most in my memory of this "overall ornate" church (really plenty of beauty, intricacies & elaborateness to see inside a relatively small area), and yes walking along the main aisle of this small church (which is just about a third of the long rectangular building of the Monastery where the other parts are off-limits to the public) was actually somewhat of a reminiscent of that along the main aisle of the much-bigger Metropolitan Cathedral in Santiago (where also right above the length of the aisle on both sides are saint statues not colorful ones like here but gold-glittered). And nearby, at just about a 5-minute walk (to the north which is in the direction straight out from this church) is Farol Santander with some outdoor balconies on its 26th floor for some great views of the city & where are also some exhibition floors including those with great displays of the bank that the building once was, and another 5-to-10-minute walk further north from that (through some cobble-stoned "pedestrian streets") is the square Praca da Se with the city's "main cathedral" Catedral da Se de Sao Paulo which is a pretty plain one inside except for its "huge pillars" but still a worthwhile visit especially right outside of it where there's a "big circle" like a compass or such & also a nice standing statue of St. Paul.
10. Santuario Dom Bosco
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4.5 based on 6,279 reviews
Reviewed By christof124 - Pirenopolis, Brazil
The interior of the Santuario dom Bosco is one of the most beautiful rooms that I know. When entering the Santurario, I'm struck every time by the beauty of the vast room that is surrounded by large blue glass windows that transcend the room into a divine sphere.
