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They built sacred and secular buildings, including houses and forts in Brazilian cities and the countryside. They founded Recife, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador in the colonial period; these cities saw the best expression of Brazilian architecture. [2] [1] Buildings of this period were distinct because they followed similar rules such as ...
The first sacred buildings of any importance in Brazil were erected in the second half of the 16th century. Their construction was justified with the development of some populated settlement, as in the cases of Olinda and Salvador. The simplest ones used the wattle and daub technique and covered by palm fronds. Catholic missionaries were ...
Category: Religious buildings and structures in Brazil. 25 languages.
Cathedral of the Sacred Heart of Jesus in Assis; Cathedral of St. Therese in Bacabal; Cathedral of St. Sebastian in Bagé; Cathedral of St. Francis of Assisi in Barra; Cathedral of Our Lady of Guidance in Barra do Garças; Cathedral of St. Ann in Barra do Piraí; Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Barreiras; Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in ...
The Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar (Brazilian Portuguese: Basílica Menor Nossa Senhora do Pilar) in Ouro Preto, Minas Gerais, popularly called the Our Lady of the Pillar Mother Church (Brazilian Portuguese: Igreja Matriz Nossa Senhora do Pilar), is one of the best known Catholic buildings among those erected during the Brazilian Gold Rush. [1]
The Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (Portuguese: Igreja Matriz do Sagrado Coração de Jesus) is an 18-century Roman Catholic church in Laranjeiras, Sergipe, Brazil. It was the second church built in Laranjeiras, following the Church of Our Lady of the Conception of Comandaroba , which was built by the Jesuits in the early 18th ...
The Museum of Sacred Art of São Cristóvão (Portuguese: Museu de Arte Sacra de São Cristóvão) is located in a wing of the Third Order Church. It was opened in 1974 under an agreement between the Archdiocese of Aracaju, the Federal University of Sergipe, and the state government of Sergipe. The museum consists of sacred art both from ...
Pages in category "Baroque church buildings in Brazil" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. ... Parish Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus; S.