# São Bento Monastery

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for São Bento Monastery, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: -22.89667, -43.17778

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