Sao Francisco da Penitencia Church

Sao Francisco da Penitencia Church

Year

1736

Type

building

Behind the plainest of whitewashed facades, this Third Order Franciscan church contains what is widely considered the most lavish Baroque interior in Rio. Every surface (ceiling, walls, altarpieces) is covered in talha dourada (gilded carve …

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