Churches

Capela do Pobre Diabo Privately owned, its origin has several versions. We have adopted, here, the one found in the Official State Gazette of June 11, 1927. In 1875, the Portuguese Antônio José da Costa came to live in Manaus, at rua da Instalação, Centro, where he set up with José Joaquim de ...

Remedios Church The Chapel of Nossa Senhora dos Remedios was built on the site of a former Indian cemetery and was founded by Major Manoel Joaquim do Paço, who took over the government in 1818. It was destroyed by the population in 1821, in a demonstration called the Independence Revolution, to which the governor ...

The construction of the Church, under the direction of Gesualdo Machetti de Lucas, dates back to 1888. With the end of the Empire and consequent Proclamation of the Republic the work suffered delays as a result of the cut of resources previously guaranteed by the State. The building is in neoclassical style, with some medieval elements. Many ...

Metropolitan Cathedral of Manaus First church erected after the founding of Manaus, the Matriz de Nossa Srª. da Conceição (Metropolitan Cathedral), was built in 1695 by Carmelite missionaries. It was a simple and rustic construction. The work was rebuilt by the then president of the Province, Manoel da Gama Lobo d'Almada, who expanded ...