Art in Churches

                      In 13th of September 2016 we had a project of our art teacher called Roberto, with the support of "Colégio Agostiniano São José". In this day, we were with our class and, in this project, we have gone on a city tour to visit the most important and historical churches of our city(São José do Rio Preto- SP).

                     First, we' ve gone to "Paróquia de Nossa Senhora do Sagrado Coração",  a very beautiful and big church with shelters sculptures made of wood and works made by José Antônio da Silva. This church is a harmonious interaction between the modern, the classic and the popular; and, at our opinion this church has a beautiful and with a contemporany  architecture.

                      Then, we've gone to "Basílica Menor de Nossa Senhora Aparecida" at Boa Vista. It is a church with very detailed paintings, and it is smaller than the first church we've been. This church has been built from 1938 to 1940, and it has 50 meters of length per 20 meters of width and 12 meters of height. It is magnificent construction and it is a very imposing church(because you can see it from a lot of angles of the city and because you can see it from a large distance).

                      Finally, we've gone to "Igreja Ortodoxa de São Jorge", a small church that was initiated in 1939 to be constructed. The paintings of this church are as detailed as the paintings of the second church and it has a style that remember Byzantine stile with its icons and mosaics. 

                     We loved this tour and we think that this project helped us to know about the beautiful churches that our city has.
                                                                                                         By José Alberto