Igreja Nossa Senhora do Carmo da Antiga Sé

Rio de Janeiro - RJ, Rio de Janeiro

4.8★★★★★★★★★★1.3K reviews

18th-century Catholic church, site of coronations & weddings, with rococo-style gilded carvings.

Tourist AttractionWedding VenueMuseum

Why it's in the ranking

We blend the rating (4.8) with the volume of 1,330 reviews to compute a confidence score of 4.65 (out of 5).

💎 Superbly rated but still under the radar — the kind of place locals know before the guides do.

● Closed now

Address: R. Sete de Setembro, 14 - Centro, Rio de Janeiro - RJ, 20050-009, Brazil

Reviews from Google

★★★★★★★★★★Priscilla Borges· 3 years ago
A quick stop turned into a full private tour of this historic church in Rio. It's foundations go back to 1590 and is the resting place of Brazil's "discoverer" Pedro Alvares Cabral. It was also the location of D Pedro I and II coronation…
★★★★★★★★★★Bianca C. R. C. Rocha· 3 years ago
What a beautiful church! The restoration was really well done. It has some beautiful sacred images and there was a lovely music playing when I visited it that made everything more heavenly.
★★★★★★★★★★WX PERSONAL SOLUTIONS· 3 years ago
I always speak to my clients that is worth going to this church. Very beautiful inside and in a very cultural area.