Ouro Preto - Bom Jesus de Matosinhos / São Miguel e Almas

From Largo da Matriz do Pilar Rua Benedito Valadares, Rua Cláudio de Lima and Rua Alvarenga lead north-west to the Cabeças district, in which is the church of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos (1785), also known as São Miguel e Almas. In a niche on the façade is a soapstone statue of St Michael by Aleijadinho (1778). The church also has paintings of the Last Supper and the Crucifixion by Ataíde. In the square in front of the church is the Chafariz do Alto das Cabeças (1763).