The Metropolitan Cathedral in Rio de Janeiro
Officially called the Cathedral of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, the Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral, is a monumental construction that surprises a lot. On the outside, its peculiar conical pyramidal shape makes it unique and, on the inside, its impressive stained glass windows produce a truly fascinating light effect. It is undoubtedly the most outstanding monument in downtown Rio.
Despite the antiquity of the city and the leading role it has played throughout the history of Brazil, the modern Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro that we see today is the first cathedral as such that the one known as the Wonderful City.
The role of Catholic Cathedral Church was attributed over the years to different churches such as the Iglesia do Morro do Castelo, the Iglesia de Santa Cruz dos Militares and the Iglesia Nossa Senhora do Carmo. It was only in 1964 when the first stone was laid for the definitive construction of a cathedral for Rio
Thanks to Google Earth Studio for this amazing aerial view.
Officially called the Cathedral of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, the Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro, also known as the Metropolitan Cathedral, is a monumental construction that surprises a lot. On the outside, its peculiar conical pyramidal shape makes it unique and, on the inside, its impressive stained glass windows produce a truly fascinating light effect. It is undoubtedly the most outstanding monument in downtown Rio.
Despite the antiquity of the city and the leading role it has played throughout the history of Brazil, the modern Cathedral of Rio de Janeiro that we see today is the first cathedral as such that the one known as the Wonderful City.
The role of Catholic Cathedral Church was attributed over the years to different churches such as the Iglesia do Morro do Castelo, the Iglesia de Santa Cruz dos Militares and the Iglesia Nossa Senhora do Carmo. It was only in 1964 when the first stone was laid for the definitive construction of a cathedral for Rio
Thanks to Google Earth Studio for this amazing aerial view.
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00:00The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saint Sebastian, better known as the Metropolitan Cathedral
00:08of Rio de Janeiro, Catedral Metropolitana do Rio de Janeiro, or as the Cathedral of
00:14Saint.
00:15Sebastian of Rio de Janeiro, Catedral de São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro, is a cathedral
00:21of the Catholic Church and the seat of the Archdiocese of São Sebastião.
00:25The cathedral is home to the Cathedral of the Archbishops of the City of Rio de Janeiro,
00:29Brazil.
00:30The church is dedicated to Saint Sebastian, the patron saint of Rio de Janeiro.
00:35Inside the cathedral the cathedral was designed by Edgar de Oliveira da Fonseca in a modern
00:40style based on the Mayan architectural style of pyramids.
00:44The current cathedral was built between 1964 and 1979 and replaced as the seat of the Archdiocese
00:50a series of churches that had served as cathedrals since 1676.
00:54The most recent and notable of those being the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel of
00:58the Ancient Sea, now known as the Old Cathedral, built in the 18th century.
01:03And that had been declared Rio's Cathedral in the early 19th century.
01:07The new cathedral, as it is sometimes called, is located in the center of the city.
01:12Conical in form and with a 96-meter internal diameter, 106 meters of external diameter,
01:18and an overall height of 75 meters.
01:20Inside, the area measures 8,000 square meters and has sufficient 5,000 seats, it has a standing
01:26room capacity of 20,000 people.
01:29The cathedral's four rectilinear stained-glass windows soar 64 meters from floor to ceiling.
01:35The Archdiocese of São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro in Brazil was established as a
01:39territorial prelature on July 19, 1575.
01:43It was elevated to the status of a diocese on November 16, 1676.
01:49It was later elevated to a metropolitan archdiocese on April 27, 1892.
01:54On May 6, 2003, the territorial abbey of Nossa Senhora do Monserrat do Rio de Janeiro lost
02:01its territorial rank and was added to the archdiocese.
02:05Cardinal Oranijauau Tempesto Ossist has been its archbishop since 2009.
02:10Cardinal Eusébio Scheidt Sey, who died on January 13, 2021, was archbishop emeritus.
02:17Rio de Janeiro is the capital of the State of Rio de Janeiro.
02:20It is the second most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo, and the sixth most populous
02:25city in the Americas.
02:28Founded in 1565 by the Portuguese, the city was initially the seat of the captaincy of
02:32Rio de Janeiro, a domain of the Portuguese Empire.
02:36In 1763, it became the capital of the State of Brazil, a state of the Portuguese Empire.
02:42In 1808, when the Portuguese royal court moved to Brazil, Rio de Janeiro became the
02:47seat of the court of Queen Maria I of Portugal.
02:50She subsequently, under the leadership of her son the Prince Regent John VI of Portugal,
02:55raised Brazil to the dignity of a kingdom, within the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil,
03:00and Algarve.
03:01Rio remained the capital of the pluricontinental monarchy until 1822, when the Brazilian War
03:06of Independence began.
03:08This is one of the few instances in history that the capital of a colonizing country officially
03:13shifted to a city in one of its colonies.
03:16Rio de Janeiro subsequently served as the capital of the independent monarchy, the Empire
03:20of Brazil, until 1889, and then the capital of a republican Brazil until 1960 when the
03:26capital was transferred to Brasilia.
03:29Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the Southern Hemisphere and is known
03:33for its natural settings, Carnival, Samba, Bossa Nova, and Balneario beaches such as
03:38Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon.
03:43In addition to the beaches, landmarks include the giant statue of Christ the Redeemer atop
03:47Corcovado Mountain, named one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Sugarloaf Mountain with
03:53its cable car, the Sambadromo, a permanent grandstand-lined parade avenue which is used
03:57during Carnival, and Maracana Stadium, one of the world's largest football stadiums.
04:03That is all.
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