# Rio de Janeiro Cathedral

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro Cathedral is a vast modernist cone built between 1964 and 1979 to a design by Edgar de Oliveira da Fonseca. Inspired by Mayan pyramids, it rises 75 meters and holds up to 20,000 worshippers beneath four soaring stained-glass windows.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Rio de Janeiro Cathedral, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: -22.9108, -43.1807

[City page](/cities/rio-de-janeiro)

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