Nossa Senhora da Gloria de Outeiro Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Page Content Page Name (for URL) Page Title Breadcrumb Text <~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2005-08-23-b-nossa/20050823_021_3344 2005-08-23-b-nossa/20050823_023_5393 2005-08-23-b-nossa/20050823_040_2719 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2005-08-23-b-nossa/20050823_029_3367 2005-08-23-b-nossa/20050823_030_7865 2005-08-23-b-nossa/20050823_041_0011 2005-08-23-b-nossa/20050823_042_4057 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 2005-08-23-b-nossa/20050823_034_4634 2005-08-23-b-nossa/20050823_047_8054 2005-08-23-b-nossa/20050823_048_4996 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> The Church of Our Lady of Glory of Outeiro ("Igreja da Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro," also known as "Outeiro da Glória") is one of the oldest churches in Rio (1671-1739), perched on top of a hill, giving the name to the surrounding neighborhood (Glória). I've seen the church many times from the highway but never went close, as I never had a reason to go to the neighbourhood. Last week I was at a trade show in Glória, however, and I decided it was time to go check out the church, especially since I had my camera with me. From the sea level (where the subway station is), I had to go up for a bit along a zigzagging terrace. (It was labeled as a "garden," though that term is yet to be deserved.) Right before reaching the top you are welcomed by a statue of Mary behind a fence. From the top you get a nice view to compensate for the walk, including Pão de Açúcar. The church itself is an interesting octogonal structure, done in a somewhat ascetic version of baroque. (It feels like a cross between baroque and romanesque.) The front entrance was locked and it took me a whilte to find an open back door. It was surprizingly small inside - the walls of the church turned out to be much much thicker than I imagined. The inside decoration was the same ascetic baroque, with a wall of portuguese tiles (azuleijos). Advanced Fields Category 2002200320042005200620072008200920102011201220132014E. AsiaE. EuropeL's FamilyL's FriendsN. AmericaN. EuropeS. AmericaS. AsiaW. EuropeY & LY's FamilyY's Friends Prototype Redirect Permissions0 Actions Config Markup Module HTML/Meta/Keywords HTML/Meta/Description Save Hook HTML Fields Main Head Body Header Menu Logo Page Content Template Sidebar Footer Tags Allowed for XSSFilter HTTP Fields Cache-Control Expires Guru Fields Templates Translations Fields Edit UI Admin Edit UI A summary of your changes Edit Summary Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Don't put anything here Don't put anything here save preview cancel
