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SENHORA DO ROSARIO CHURCH SÃO BENEDITO CHAPEL

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Praça do Rosário, Cuiabá, Brazil
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2024
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A pretty, emblematic church with a beautifully decorated Baroque interior and a neo-Gothic facade dating from 1925

Built around 1730, this pretty little white emblematic church is the oldest in the city. Its neo-Gothic facade dates from 1925, but its Baroque interior dates from the 18th century. A magnificent bright pastel blue décor, full of gilding, rococo sculptures, twisted columns and statues of saints.

According to the popular story, Miguel Sutil de Oliveira, a paulista bandit

, sent some Indians to look for honey; they discovered gold in the stream of Córrego da Prainha, at the foot of the hill where the church was built. The nuggets shone in the eyes of the conqueror who built the largest mine in the region. It was this mine that fuelled the development and wealth of Cuiaba. It is said that in the streets near the mine, until the 1950s, it was possible on a lucky rainy day to find gold nuggets on the way in the earth. The streets of this Portuguese colonial city were later paved.

Festival of São Benedito.

This is the most popular religious festival in Mato Grosso, held in June and July each year, with a highlight in early July. More than 1700 black slaves were the first to celebrate São Benedito, which became for them a symbol of struggle against oppression. But it was not until the beginning of the 20th century that middle-class families officially took part in this elitist religious festival. It brings together nearly 10,000 people per day of the festival on the church square!

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