Church of the Third Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Our Lady of the Conception of the Mulatto Brothers - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Church of the Third Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Our Lady of the Conception of the Mulatto Brothers - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Church of the Third Order of the Blessed Virgin Mary of Our Lady of the Conception of the Mulatto Brothers (, Igreja da Ordem Terceira da Nossa Senhora da Conceição dos Boqueirão) is an 18th-century Roman Catholic church and former convent in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The church was constructed in a neighborhood formerly occupied by mixed-race and Afro-Brazilian artisans. The exterior of the church has an elaborate roccoco pediment and towers; the interior of the church has a Baroque-style ceiling painting in the nave and neoclassical side altars and chancel. The name of the church, boqueirão, refers to a large slope and trench constructed between the high city (cidade alta) and low city (cidade baixa) of Salvador; it served as a defense of the city against foreign invasion. It was listed as a historic structure by the National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute in 1951. Read more on Wikipedia
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