Brazil, 2006
Photo Gallery 18:
São João del Rei
Photos by Adam Jones
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This photo and following: some of the beautiful scenery of the
Minas Gerais sierra, en route from Congonhas to São João del Rei.
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This photo and following: several views of the stunning Igreja
São Francisco de Assis, built between 1749 and 1774, "the tallest baroque
church in Brazil and possibly in all the Americas" (Moon Publications:
Brazil), with a gallery of immense palm trees donated by the Emperor Dom
Pedro II in 1838. The combined effect is unlike anything else I saw in Brazil --
pure majesty. The photos were taken at last light, a few minutes before sundown.
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