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Reformation · Catholic BenedictineChurch of São Bento MonasteryRio de Janeiro, BrazilFrom c. 1633Church of São Bento Monastery connects architecture, worship, local community, and world Christian history through a Benedictine church of elaborate carving, chant, landholding, enslaved labor history, urban transformation, education, conservation, and continuing monastic worshipRead the full history Modern & Global · Catholic FranciscanChurch and Convent of São FranciscoSalvador da Bahia, BrazilFrom c. 1708Church and Convent of São Francisco connects architecture, worship, local community, and world Christian history through a lavish gilded complex shaped by Franciscan life, colonial slavery, Black artisans, tile cycles, heritage tourism, preservation, and active religious useRead the full history Modern & Global · CatholicBasilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of AparecidaAparecida, BrazilPresent basilica begun 1955; dedicated 1980Brazil’s immense national shrine around a small dark Marian image, gathering race, popular devotion, pilgrimage, media, commerce, miracles, and national identity.Read the full history Modern & Global · CatholicCathedral of BrasíliaBrasília, Brazil1958–1970Oscar Niemeyer’s crown-like concrete cathedral, entered through darkness into glass and light as part of Brazil’s purpose-built modern capital.Read the full history