{"id":32243,"date":"2011-07-27T05:50:14","date_gmt":"2011-07-27T11:50:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wend.ca\/?p=32243"},"modified":"2015-12-23T23:15:45","modified_gmt":"2015-12-24T06:15:45","slug":"catedral-da-se","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wend.ca\/?p=32243","title":{"rendered":"Catedral da Se"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s not the oldest of Catholic churches in Brazil… nor even the most beautiful. However, the Catedral da S\u00e9<\/em> sits atop the spot where the original cathedral of Sao Paulo once stood from 1589-1745. <\/p>\n

The original, and very humble, church was replaced by a more elaborate Baroque style Cathedral in 1745 when an era of grandeur and money hit Sao Paulo. This second church stood in the same location from 1745-1911 until plans for a gothic style cathedral were hatched. The current Cathedral was the result of this planning. It took decades to build and was finally completed in 1967. <\/p>\n

Inside Gothic arches hold up elaborately tiles ceilings. The marble is imported.<\/p>\n

Under the church is an elaborate network of underground crypts and catacombs. From what I could determine in my broken franken-language, this is only open to the public at certain times and for a fee. It’s here that important Brazilian religious figures are finally laid to rest.<\/p>\n