Igreja de São Bento, Olinda

Pernambuco · Brazil

Igreja de São Bento, Olinda, Brazil
Photo: User:Morio, modified by Fulviusbsas, Public domain via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
September to March
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
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A Benedictine monastery church in the colonial hill town of Olinda, celebrated for its extraordinary gilded baroque altarpiece. The carved and gold-leafed high altar is regarded as a treasure of Brazilian religious art.

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