The Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a Catholic church in the Brazilian city of Ouro Preto, and an important example of the Rococo tradition in Brazil. It is a listed monument by the National Ins
Detail of the frontispiece.
Area view of the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and surroundings.
Side view.
The colonial architecture of Brazil is defined as the architecture carried out in the current Brazilian territory from 1500, the year of the Portuguese arrival, until its Independence, in 1822.
Colonial appearance of Ouro Preto.
The former Duarte Coelho Castle, erected starting in 1536 in Olinda, was the first fortress in Brazil.
Canvas by Leandro Joaquim (1790) showing the Carioca Aqueduct in Rio de Janeiro. Also seen is the Santa Teresa Convent, scenographically placed on the hill. The lagoon in the foreground was filled in for the construction of the Passeio Público.
Entrance to the Passeio Público in Rio in an anonymous painting from the late 18th century.