The Church Nossa Senhora do Belem of Descalvado !!!

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Looking at my blog realise had this wonderful memorable monument mix in with another post and it should have a post of its own, me think, in my blog, I had the opportunity over the years to visit many many times the country and once even lived (see posts) . I would love to tell you about these towns in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil ,and see my many posts on it. This is inland real Brazil, a place hardly ever visited by visitors. Therefore, let me tell you a bit on the Church Nossa Senhora do Belem of Descalvado !!! Hope you enjoy the post as I.

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The Rodovia or highway Dr. Paulo Lauro and Dep. Vicente Botta officially there are two of the routes of SP-215, also known as Rodovia São Carlos-Porto Ferreira specifically between São Carlos, Descalvado, Porto Ferreira and Santa Rita do Passa Quatro, I came here driven always by car from the airport in Sao Paulo, The City is 230 km from Sao Paulo, 135 km from Paulinia ,141 km from Campinas, and 110 km from Limeira.

Across the street from the hotel (see post), I stayed always , you have the Church Nossa Senhora do Belem ,popularly called the Mother Church of Descalvado, The church was inaugurated on September 6, 1935 where there was a chapel that had been inaugurated on September 8, 1832 The image of the patron Saint of Our Lady of Belém ,was carved in life -size by an unknown artist, coming from Europe (Italy or Spain), probably in the year 1876. The Church’s internal paintings were done by Francisco Pavlovic, a Slovenian artist who worked in the interior of the State of São Paulo during mid – 20C. Between 1923 and 1966, Pavlovic served mainly as churches decorator, being responsible for the internal decoration of 13 Brazilian churches, 12 of them in the interior of the State of São Paulo and one in the city of Rolândia, in the State of Paraná, This is a nice Church with a double tower front and nice decoration but simple inside.

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Other things to see in Descalvado are the Pantano falls ,7 km from the city center , Pitangui’s rapids , and the Castle of Almanza (see post).

The name of Descalvado comes from the name of a hill, or precisely from Morro do Descalvado. Before the construction of the Chapel of Our Lady of Belém, in 1832, the lands of Descalvado would have no name, as they were the background of Rio Claro or Araraquara. Upon being elevated to the parish, they called the parish of Nossa Senhora do Belém do Descalvado. Where the name Morro do Descalvado is due to the fact that it is devoid of vegetation. The hill even has a bit of vegetation on its top, but presents rocky parts, which legitimizes the denomination of Descalvado, scald or bare.

The Parish of Limeira on the church: https://diocesedelimeira.org.br/paroquia.php?id=20&forania=NOSSA%20SENHORA%20DO%20BEL%C3%89M&cidade=Descalvado

The official City of Descalvado on its history : https://www.descalvado.sp.gov.br/novoportal/prefeitura/index.php/portal/historia_desc

There you go folks, another dandy memory lane post from yours truly! This is great, one major reason I started my blog was to tell my life’s journey, hopefully to stay here for my sons to cherish with all for many years to come. Again, hope you enjoy this post on the Church Nossa Senhora do Belem of Descalvado !!! as I.

And remember, happy travels, good health, and many cheers to all !!!

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I am a lover of travels to Europe , Americas , Africa and Asia as well ,who like to share my experiences of the last 53 years with the world, visiting so far 81 countries; living in 6, working in 5, and Citizen of 4, speaking fluently 4 languages. I can deal with sports especially football/soccer and love music, arts, wine collector/drinker, and go out to restaurants, and just visit the world. My background comes all the way from Candelaria and Pajara in Tenerife, Spain where my grandparents came from ;not knowing each other then, to Punta Brava, west of Havana, Cuba. There , my parents born in Cuba met and later on I was born there too. 100% guanche (annexed Tenerife to Spain on April 10 ,1496). I left Cuba as many have to Madrid, Spain where I lived for 4 years. Then, move to Perth Amboy ,New Jersey USA (living there 13 yrs) ; where I completed high school, became a US Citizen, learned to drive a car, and learned English. Afterward, went to the university in Florida, ERAU, and upon graduation decided to moved there to Ormond by the Sea, near Daytona Beach, finally moving North Miami, then Hialeah, then another moved to Silver Lakes division in Miramar, Broward county, Florida; in Florida I lived a total of 18 years. Finally , moved to France in 2003 ,Versailles call me for its royalty, and working in Paris was great. It was time to seek frontiers again and moved to Brech near Auray, Morbihan in Brittany , and later move to not too far Pluvigner. Total so far in France has been 20 years, and counting. Moving average a home every 5.5 years hopefully this will be my last. Cheers All rights reserved. No part of this blog may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the written permission of the copyright holder, me. No part of this work may be modified, without the written permission of the holder, me.No part of this work may be exposed to public view in any form or by any means, without identifying the holder as the author, and with the before mentioned permission.

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