A short walk uphill from Praça Tiradentes, this Carmelite church was built between 1766 and 1772. The original plan came from the Lisbon-trained architect Manuel Francisco Lisboa; his son Aleijadinho carved the soapstone doorway, the two pulpits, and the lavabo in the sacristy.
The Museu do Oratório, housed in the former chaplain's residence next door, contains a remarkable collection of 162 portable household oratories from the 17th to 19th centuries — small shrines that families carried with them or kept by the bed. It is one of the best small museums in Brazil and well worth the modest admission.