states: [brazil]
category: cultural
year: 1985
location: State of Minas Gerais, City of Congonhas
region: Latin America and the Caribbean
latitude/longitude: -20.4997222200, -43.8577777800
This sanctuary in Minais Gerais, south of Belo Horizonte was built in the second half of the 18th century. It consists of a church with a magnificent Rococo interior of Italian inspiration; an outdoor stairway decorated with statues of the prophets; and seven chapels illustrating the Stations of the Cross, in which the polychrome sculptures by Aleijadinho are masterpieces of a highly original, moving, expressive form of Baroque art.
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