Cathedral

Candelaria church Cathedral Sambadrome Corcovado Sugarloaf mountain Rio de Janeiro

Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro

 

 Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro

The Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese: Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro or Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro), is the seat of the archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is dedicated to Saint Sebastian, the patron saint of Rio de Janeiro. The current church was built between 1964 and 1979 and replaced a series of old churches that had served as cathedrals since 1676. It is located in the center of the city. Conical in form and with a 96 metres (315 ft) internal diameter and an overall height of 75 metres (246 ft), it has a standing-room capacity of 20,000 people.

 


The cathedral's four rectilinear stained glass windows soar 64 metres (210 ft) from floor to ceiling.

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vintage confessional

 

 

 

 

bell tower

 

interior dome

 

view of the cathedral from Corcovado Park


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