Experts' Choice Award Capela Dourada
What the experts agree on
Recife's 17th-century baroque masterpiece dazzles with gold-leaf-covered walls, altars, and ceilings. The Franciscan complex includes a convent and sacred art museum displaying silver works and religious artifacts.
“Built between 1696 and 1724, this gem of Brazilian baroque, part of the Convento de Santo Antônio, owes its name to the huge quantities of gold covering its elaborately sculpted walls, altars and ceiling.”
– Lonely Planet
Fodor's "The complex also contains a convent—the Convento Franciscano de Santo Antônio—and a museum displaying sacred art." Full review
Frommer's "The altar is a two-story arch of jacaranda and cedar, gilt with gold...the chapel is part of a Franciscan complex that includes a small sacred art museum with a few nice pieces of silver work. " Full review
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Rua do Imperador D. Pedro II, s/n - Recife, Recife, State of Pernambuco
