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Santuário Nacional de Nossa Senhora Aparecida

Tourist attraction Catholic church Place of worship Shrine Basilica

One of the Best Places To Visits in Aparecida


Address

Av. Dr. Júlio Prestes, s/n - Centro, Aparecida - SP, 12570-900, Brazil

Website

www.a12.com

Contact

+55 12 3104-1000

Rating on Google Maps

4.90 (212.1K reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Monday: (Shrove Monday), 5:15 am to 9 pm, Hours might differ
  • Tuesday: (Shrove Tuesday), 5:15 am to 9 pm, Hours might differ
  • Wednesday: 5:15 am to 9 pm
  • Thursday: 5:15 am to 9 pm
  • Friday: 5:15 am to 12 pm
  • Saturday: Open 24 hours
  • Sunday: 12 am to 8 pm

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  • 5/5 Claudio T. 7 months ago on Google • 113 reviews
    Considered the second biggest Catholic Temple of the world (after San Pedro Temple in Vatican) and the biggest in Brazil. Beautiful religious place with plenty of infrastructure to accommodate faithful from all places and renew their vows
    3 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Lionel Rinaldo C. 4 years ago on Google • 160 reviews
    This is beautiful place especially for Catholics. As per wiki this is the 2nd largest church in the world. It is a 3 hr drive from SP and is a really beautiful drive I would recommend anyone who is religious to visit this place, it gives a holy perspective to the trip. As Brasil is a catholic country expect this place to be very crowded..
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 EVERALDO A. 3 years ago on Google • 284 reviews
    This place it's huge and amazing, not only for religious reasons, but for art and architecture fans. There was a picture of the sanctuary at my grandma's house and I always wished to know this place and so it happen.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 Katiuscia Dasilva M. 2 years ago on Google • 76 reviews
    It was bigger than o ever imagined. It’s like an entire city, it takes hours to walk around and be able to appreciate every detail. Lots of stores inside and restaurants. With the Covid-19 restrictions, we couldn’t see more of the inside details but it was worth it. They have mass every hour and multiple locations as well. I loved it. Perfect to buy gifts and there more attractions outside the Basilica as well. The entire city is filled with attractions and even the cities nearby.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Thiago P. 2 years ago on Google
    Always good to visit this place. You can feel your soul being renewed. If you are nearby, you should definitely visit.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Marcelo N. 4 years ago on Google
    The new complex and the old church are both beautiful. If you are in Sao Paulo, take a two-hour-trip by bus and arrive safely.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Carlos D. 7 months ago on Google • 102 reviews
    It is part of our Brazilian history as catholic, beautiful, positive energy, faith and emotional!

  • 5/5 Aleksei B. 8 months ago on Google • 82 reviews
    Amazing place, great design and architecture. A place for the soul to rest and recharge

  • 5/5 Paulo M. de A. 11 months ago on Google • 73 reviews
    This should be included in the must visit places in Brazil. The cathedral is huge and very beautiful. The dome ia decorated with paintings of Brazilian fauna. The sacred image of the Holly Mary, which was found by locals and is attributed to several miracles, is exposed there. The energy of this place is hard to describe.

  • 5/5 Bryan B. 1 year ago on Google
    Awesome experience! We signed up for the guided tour and the knowledge of the guide was phenomenal.

  • 5/5 Roger S. 6 months ago on Google • 19 reviews
    The most breathing cathedral in Brazil, the spiritually makes you feel the amazing atmosphere that surrounds us. It is almost impossible not to feel better after your visit to this sacred place.

  • 5/5 Daniel M. 9 months ago on Google
    I’m not religious but this place blew my mind. Absolutely gorgeous!! Totally worth visiting.

  • 5/5 Filipe 1 year ago on Google
    We usually go out of Brazil to see big churches. This is the time to recognize one amazing monument that we have. Not very crowded and easy to walk around.

  • 5/5 Carlos Roberto Dias N. 3 years ago on Google
    Awesome place. Similar to Saint Peter’s Square in the Vatican City

  • 5/5 RODOLFO DE OLIVEIRA C. 5 years ago on Google
    The Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida is a prominent Roman Rite Catholic basilica in Aparecida, Brazil. It’s huge, beautiful and blessed place to visit. If your Catholic I recomend you to go. It’s crowded there but, very organized, huge parking lot (it’s not free) there is a food court there.

  • 5/5 Evandro L A. 1 year ago on Google
    That's a religious place of prayer and blessing. It's more popular. All people come here, once a year at least, to see Aparecida, the Brazilian Mother's God.

  • 5/5 Sherise B. 2 years ago on Google
    Beautiful place to visit. We stopped here during our drive from Rio to São Paulo, and I'm glad we did, because I don't think we would have driven out to it on it's own because there's so much to see. It has a lot of history and worth the drive and visit.

  • 5/5 ApAn vs. t. 2 years ago on Google
    #Basilica de Aparecida is a magnificent cathedral one should not miss when visiting Brasil! The main building and the dome being the center, the hallway extends out, forming a semicircle . In the center of the square of the semicircle is an iron lid carved with spikes pointing to the twelve saints whose statues stand on the wall. It’s kinda hard to tell how big the cathedral is from the picture; but if you come and see it for yourself, it’s hard not to be in awe. . Walking into the cathedral, I was immediately stunned by the bright colors and the solemn atmosphere. They design the interior with four sections of benches forming a cross, and the altar in the center. It’s hard to describe how beautiful it is, but trust me it is breathtaking and you couldn’t help feeling respectful to this place. Strolling around the building, you really feel like you are back in the middle age. . Beside the cathedral is a museum, divided into two parts: the observation deck and the historical relic. From the observation deck, you can see the whole city of Aparecida and the saint river, Baraiba, where they discovered 12 pieces of saint statues. Looking out from a higher altitude, I realized how big Brasil really is! It looks like there’s no end to the horizon. If you are interested in history, the observation deck has the history written on the wall, so one can really enjoy the view while learning something. . Let’s move on the the historical relic section. Most of the relics were collected by a women, and then many people donated their own objects to the museum. Yet, looking at those luxuries objects and statues, I couldn’t help wonder if a man as humble as Jesus would like the idea of this. . There’s a wishing room in the cathedral also. I find the way you make a wish here quite intimidating! You need to sacrifice something you really cherish in exchange for the wish to come true. Sounds alright? There are candles of feet and hands! Wow if I need to sacrifice those just to make the wish come true, forget about the wish! 😂😂😂😂😂 . Basilica de Aparecida is truly a place worth visiting. Make sure you come if you are in Brasil! #brasil #aparecida


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    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance

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