Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People

The Church of Our Lady of the Rosary of the Black People is smaller and quieter than the Matriz, but it tells an essential part of Tiradentes' story. Churches dedicated to Our Lady of the Rosary were often built by Black brotherhoods in colonial Brazil, and this one sits close to the heart of the old town.

Come for the scale and atmosphere rather than spectacle. It gives the town's baroque beauty a sharper social context.

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