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The church of Santa Rita in Paraty, State of Rio de Janeiro, Bra #44214774
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The church of Nossa Senhora das Dores, built in 1800. Paraty, state of Rio de Janeiro, south-eastern Brazil. Paraty has remained fundamentally unaltered since its heydays as a staging post for the eighteen-century trade in Brazilian gold. UNESCO has declared Paraty a Human Heritage Site and considers it to represent one of the worldââ¬â¢s most important examples of Portuguese colonial architecture.