Three angels – Gabriel, Raphael and Michael – sculpted by Alfredo Ceschiatti hang ftom the Cathedral ceilingMarcello Casal Jr/Agência Brasil One of the most admired monuments of the capital of Brazil, ...
There is a popular legend that 19th-century Italian priest Don Bosco, the founder of the Catholic Salesian Order and a revered saint, had a prophetic dream in 1883 that predicted a flourishing, ...
Next is the Metropolitan Cathedral, a Niemeyer masterpiece, even though he was a communist and an atheist. The roof is shaped like the crown of thorns Christ wore during his crucifixion. Bright light ...
4 / 9Brasilia's Cathedral interior. The Cathedral, along with many major government buildings, was designed by Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer. AFP 5 / 9The Juscelino Kubitschek bridge designed by ...