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São Francisco da Penitência Church

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São Francisco da Penitência Church

Igreja de São Francisco da Penitência

Photo: original fule by enrique lopez tamayo biosca from Ciudad de México, Mexico, edition by tetraktys (talk) 19:07, 31 August 2012 (UTC), CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Colonial church built in 1773.

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Guide text adapted from the Wikivoyage article "Rio de Janeiro/Centro" by its contributors, available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Read on Wikivoyage · Contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Photo: original fule by enrique lopez tamayo biosca from Ciudad de México, Mexico, edition by tetraktys (talk) 19:07, 31 August 2012 (UTC), CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Visitor information

Address: Rua da Carioca, 5 - Centro
Directions: M: Carioca
Phone: +55 21 2262-0197
GPS coordinates: -22.90700, -43.17930

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