the oldest church in Rio De Janeiro

The Candelaria church in Centro historic center of Rio de Janeiro, is a popular tourist attraction that many tourists gather. It is not recorded in detail about the origin of the Candelaria Church, a ship called Candelaria No. wrecked because of the storm in the early 17th century, a small chapel was built by the Spaniards who survived that with follow in Rio de Janeiro. If you are said to be around 1609, we have enshrined the patron saint of the Canary Islands, the Virgin Candelaria.
Renovations have been made many times, and the current figure was is the late 19th century. Facade in Baroque style, while the interior has been changed to Neo-Renaissance and Neoclassicism from baroque to 1878.
It is attention to the frescoes of the interior. I was completed by assistant team skillful painter and Joan Zeferino da Costa of Brazil. Virtue of her Virgin Mary ("prudence", "love", "faith", "hope", "justice", "abstinence", "attitude of resolution") has been drawn in the frescoes of the ceiling dome You.
In this church, it is also the place is the history of Rio de Janeiro black "Candelaria Church Massacre" occurred. It is the case that in July 1993, a group of police officers opened fire on street children in response to the aid of the church. Of the eight children of about 60 people that have been shot died. Street children had become a problem to repeat the crime aimed at tourists but the incident caused police came to the results reflect the dark aspects of Rio de Janeiro in the world. So as not to cause the incident again, where the children passed away have been left in front of the church. Monument also has been left on the back side of the church. One of the survivors of this massacre is an adult, and caused the hijacking of a bus 174 in 2000 is a famous story. It is the main character of the documentary film "Bus 174".

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