Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelaria - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Baroque Architecture on Waymarking.com

"The Candelária Church (Portuguese: Igreja da Candelária) is an important historical church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in Brazil. It was built and decorated during a long period (1775 to the end of the 19th century) and combines a Baroque façade with a Neoclassical and Neo-Renaissance inner decoration.

The area around the church was the site of the Candelária massacre of July 23, 1993, which brought worldwide attention to the issue of police brutality toward street children in Brazil."

Style: Baroque Type of building (structure): Large religious building (church, monastery, synagogue...) Date of origin:: 1775 Architect(s): Francisco João Roscio Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link] Address: Praca Pio X Rio de Janeiro Brazil

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