Holy Sites in Brazil

The iconic 30-meter Art Deco statue of Jesus overlooking Rio de Janeiro from Mount Corcovado.

The world's second-largest Catholic basilica, dedicated to Brazil's patron saint.

A 17th-century Benedictine monastery hiding one of Brazil's most lavish gilded interiors.

A baroque pilgrimage church with 12 soapstone prophet statues by the master sculptor Aleijadinho.

One of the largest Neo-Gothic cathedrals in the world, in the heart of South America's biggest city.

The most opulent church in Brazil, with every surface covered in gold leaf.

Oscar Niemeyer's hyperboloid masterpiece — a modernist cathedral of light and space.

Salvador's most important church, where Catholic and Candomblé traditions merge.

A pilgrimage center in northeast Brazil where a miraculous cross was discovered in a tree.

Home to the Círio de Nazaré, Brazil's largest religious procession with 2+ million participants.