Description
CATHOLIC TOUR
Duration: 8 hours
The tour begins with a visit to Catedral da Sé, one of the emblematic points of Sao Paulo, located at a main landmark of the city, a square with the same name. Among the many attractions of the church, we highlight its Crypt (tickets are not included), where the bishops and archbishops of Sao Paulo, as well as many important figures of Brazilian history, were buried. Then, we will visit São Bento Monastery, where the Benedictine monks live in an enclosed regimen. The Monastery offers daily Gregorian chant masses and there is a shop with articles made by the monks, such as breads, jams and traditional handcrafts as the Cross of St. Benedict.
Optionally, visitors can have lunch at the Municipal Market (meals not included), where they can taste local and typical food, such as the traditional “mortadela” sandwich or codfish pastries, as well as try a great variety of exotic fruits and typical sweets.
Afterwards, we will visit the Monastery of Luz (Mosteiro da Luz), a place founded to sheltering the Conceptionist Sisters, where we’ll find the tomb of Frei Galvao (Beato Frei Galvão) and also the Museum of Sacred Art of São Paulo (Museu de Arte Sacra de São Paulo). The museum’s mission is to collect, classify, catalog and display religious objects, such as a Neapolitan crib of the 18th century, with more than 800 pieces.
The catholic tour ends with a visit to the only church of São Paulo built in Brazilian colonial style: The Church of Our Lady of Brazil (A Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Brasil), famous for containing various national elements that make up its architectural ensemble, ranging from paintings, tiles with images of animals, flowers and the image of the Madonna del Brasile.
