# Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

An 18th-century Carmelite church that served as Rio's cathedral for nearly 170 years. Inside its gilded Rococo nave, two emperors were crowned, the only Christian coronations ever held in South America.

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Coordinates: -22.90333, -43.17556

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