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N.S. do Rosário dos Pardos
In Rua Padre Faria, in the eastern district of Alto da Cruz, is one of the town's earliest buildings, the church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pardos, also known as the Chapel of Padre Faria, which was built in 1701-04 and restored in 1740. It has a sumptuous interior, with gilded carving, pictures, fine ceiling paintings and a figure of Our Lady of the Rosary attributed to Francisco Xavier de Bruto, Aleijadinho's teacher.
In Rua Padre Faria, in the eastern district of Alto da Cruz, is one of the town's earliest buildings, the church of Nossa Senhora do Rosário dos Pardos, also known as the Chapel of Padre Faria, which was built in 1701-04 and restored in 1740. It has a sumptuous interior, with gilded carving, pictures, fine ceiling paintings and a figure of Our Lady of the Rosary attributed to Francisco Xavier de Bruto, Aleijadinho's teacher.
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