Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
The Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro dedicated to Our Lady of Mount Carmel is an old Carmelite church which served as cathedral of Rio de Janeiro from around 1808 until 1976.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: Roman Catholic church in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Also known as: “Antiga Sé”
- Address: Rua Primeiro de Março, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, 20010-000
Photo: Donatas Dabravolskas, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Convent of Mount Carmel and Tiradentes Palace.
Convent of Mount Carmel
Museum
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Convent of Mount Carmel is a museum.
Tiradentes Palace
Government office
Photo: Nikolof, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Tiradentes Palace is an eclectic government building located in the Centro neighborhood, next to the Paço Imperial in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was inaugurated on 6 May 1926 and was the former seat of the Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, between 1926 and 1960, and is the current seat of the Legislative Assembly of the State of Rio de Janeiro. Tiradentes Palace is situated 170 metres east of Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.
Church of the Holy Cross of the Military
Church
Photo: Fulviusbsas, Public domain.
Church of the Holy Cross of the Military is situated 150 metres north of Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castelo and Centro.
Castelo
Quarter
Castelo is a region in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, but not officially recognized as a neighborhood, and officially forms part of the Centro neighborhood. It is generally considered to be located in the region between Avenida Rio Branco, the Santos Dumont Airport and Praça Quinze de Novembro.
Centro
Suburb
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Centro is a neighborhood in the Central Region of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It represents the financial heart of the city, and the crux of the Central Region.
Saúde
Suburb
Saúde is a neighborhood of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Its population in 2000 was 2186. Located on the coast, just north of the historical centre in downtown Rio, west of Praça Mauá and east of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, it contains several notable hospitals such as Hospital dos Servidores de Estado and Hospital Pro Matre; the name Saúde means "Health" in Portuguese.
Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro
- Categories: cathedral, building, tourism, tourist attraction, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.90343° or 22° 54′ 12″ southLongitude
-43.17548° or 43° 10′ 32″ westOpen location code
589R3RWF+JROpenStreetMap ID
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amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q2942273
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Ukrainian—“Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Rio de Janeiroko Katedral Zaharra”
- Catalan: “església de Nostra Senyora del Mont Carmel”
- Chinese: “帝国教堂”
- Chinese: “帝國教堂”
- Chinese: “老裏約大教堂”
- Chinese: “老里約大教堂”
- Czech: “Katedrála Panny Marie Karmelské v Riu”
- Czech: “Katedrála Panny Marie Karmelské”
- Czech: “Stará katedrála v Riu de Janeiru”
- Dutch: “Old Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro”
- Egyptian Arabic: “كاتدرائيه ريو دى جانيرو القديمه”
- French: “cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel de Rio de Janeiro”
- French: “Cathédrale Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel de Rio de Janeiro”
- Greek: “Παλαιός Καθεδρικός Ναός του Ρίο ντε Τζανέιρο”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Bunda Kita dari Gunung Karmel, Rio de Janeiro”
- Indonesian: “Gereja Bunda Kita dari Gunung Karmel”
- Italian: “chiesa di Nostra Signora del Monte Carmelo”
- Italian: “Chiesa di Nostra Signora del Monte Carmelo”
- Japanese: “リオデジャネイロ旧大聖堂”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo (Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo da antiga Sé”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Carmo”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de nossa senhora do monte do carmo (rio de janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo (Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de nossa senhora do monte do carmo”
- Portuguese: “Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Monte do Carmo”
- Russian: “Собор Пресвятой Девы Марии Кармельской (Рио-де-Жанейро)”
- Russian: “Собор Пресвятой Девы Марии Кармельской”
- Slovenian: “stara katedrala v Riu de Janeiru”
- Slovenian: “stara stolnica v Riu de Janeiru”
- Spanish: “iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo”
- Spanish: “Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Monte Carmelo”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Пресвятої Діви Марії Кармельської (Ріо-де-Жанейро)”
- Ukrainian: “Собор Пресвятої Діви Марії Кармельської”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Antigo Convento de Nossa Senhora do Carmo and IBAMA - RJ.
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