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The church of Santa Rita in Paraty, State of Rio de Janeiro, Bra #44214786
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The church of Santa Rita, built in 1722 for the freed mulatto population. Paraty, state of Rio de Janeiro, south-eastern Brazil. Santa Rita is the oldest and architecturally most significant of the townââ¬â¢s churches, with the facade in Portuguese Baroque style. Paraty has remained fundamentally unaltered since its heydays as a staging post for the eighteen-century trade in Brazilian gold. UNESCO h