Place of worship
Church of Our Lady of the Candelária
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Candelária
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

About Church of Our Lady of the Candelária
The Candelária Church is an important historical Roman Catholic church in the city of Rio de Janeiro, in southeastern Brazil. It was built and decorated during a long period, from 1775 to the late 19th century. The church combines a Portuguese colonial Baroque façade with later Neoclassical and Neo-Renaissance interior elements.




