Roots EarthRio de Janeiro, Brazil
São Bento Monastery
São Bento Monastery, founded in 1590 with its church built from 1633, is a Benedictine abbey crowning a downtown hill. Behind a plain mannerist facade lies one of Brazil's finest gilded Baroque interiors, still alive with Sunday Gregorian chant.
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Location
Coordinates: -22.89667, -43.17778