Santuário Nacional de Nossa Senhora Aparecida

The most breathing cathedral in Brazil, the spiritually makes you feel the amazing atmosphere that surrounds us. It is almost impossible not to feel better after your visit to this sacred place.

Considered the second biggest Catholic Temple of the world (after San Pedro Temple in Vatican) and the biggest in Brazil. Beautiful religious place with plenty of infrastructure to accommodate faithful from all places and renew their vows

This should be included in the must visit places in Brazil. The cathedral is huge and very beautiful. The dome ia decorated with paintings of Brazilian fauna. The sacred image of the Holly Mary, which was found by locals and is attributed to several miracles, is exposed there. The energy of this place is hard to describe.

It is part of our Brazilian history as catholic, beautiful, positive energy, faith and emotional!

This is beautiful place especially for Catholics. As per wiki this is the 2nd largest church in the world. It is a 3 hr drive from SP and is a really beautiful drive I would recommend anyone who is religious to visit this place, it gives a holy perspective to the trip. As Brasil is a catholic country expect this place to be very crowded..

Amazing place, great design and architecture. A place for the soul to rest and recharge

This place it's huge and amazing, not only for religious reasons, but for art and architecture fans. There was a picture of the sanctuary at my grandma's house and I always wished to know this place and so it happen.

The Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida is a prominent Roman Rite Catholic basilica in Aparecida, Brazil. It’s huge, beautiful and blessed place to visit. If your Catholic I recomend you to go. It’s crowded there but, very organized, huge parking lot (it’s not free) there is a food court there.

The new complex and the old church are both beautiful. If you are in Sao Paulo, take a two-hour-trip by bus and arrive safely.

#Basilica de Aparecida
is a magnificent cathedral one should not miss when visiting Brasil! The main building and the dome being the center, the hallway extends out, forming a semicircle . In the center of the square of the semicircle is an iron lid carved with spikes pointing to the twelve saints whose statues stand on the wall. It’s kinda hard to tell how big the cathedral is from the picture; but if you come and see it for yourself, it’s hard not to be in awe. .
Walking into the cathedral, I was immediately stunned by the bright colors and the solemn atmosphere. They design the interior with four sections of benches forming a cross, and the altar in the center. It’s hard to describe how beautiful it is, but trust me it is breathtaking and you couldn’t help feeling respectful to this place. Strolling around the building, you really feel like you are back in the middle age. .
Beside the cathedral is a museum, divided into two parts: the observation deck and the historical relic. From the observation deck, you can see the whole city of Aparecida and the saint river, Baraiba, where they discovered 12 pieces of saint statues. Looking out from a higher altitude, I realized how big Brasil really is! It looks like there’s no end to the horizon. If you are interested in history, the observation deck has the history written on the wall, so one can really enjoy the view while learning something. .
Let’s move on the the historical relic section. Most of the relics were collected by a women, and then many people donated their own objects to the museum. Yet, looking at those luxuries objects and statues, I couldn’t help wonder if a man as humble as Jesus would like the idea of this. .
There’s a wishing room in the cathedral also. I find the way you make a wish here quite intimidating! You need to sacrifice something you really cherish in exchange for the wish to come true. Sounds alright? There are candles of feet and hands! Wow if I need to sacrifice those just to make the wish come true, forget about the wish! 😂😂😂😂😂 .

Basilica de Aparecida is truly a place worth visiting. Make sure you come if you are in Brasil!
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A lovely place to pray and sightseeing, offers a great structure for visitors with food court, many clean bathrooms and water fountains.
The celebrations and the place's history are heartwarming.
A guaranteed great experience.

Awesome place. Similar to Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican City

Always good to visit this place. You can feel your soul being renewed. If you are nearby, you should definitely visit.

#sopaz🙏

An absolutely amazing place. The different areas to see and experience was beyond belief. A must visit if you have a day for unforgettable memories. 10/10

One of the most impressive churches, and certainly one of the largest.

Nice church in Brazil. Very clean and interesting if you're turist and visiting. It's not inside Sao Paulo city. You may look for transport until arriving here.

Paz 🙏

Wonderful...

It’s a nice building. Very well cleaned. Worth a try to watch the service from the dome.