Convent of Santo Antônio
Franciscan friars still keep a white convent on a green hill above the Largo da Carioca.
Above the old city, a white convent still lives on the green hill, and friars keep the Franciscan day there.
Clay roofs crown the hill over downtown, the whole complex turned toward the city.
Its church front faces the wide Largo da Carioca, a plain colonial wall above the square.
Two colonial churches share this same hilltop, one simpler and one more carved.
From Lapa, Santo Antônio is about 10 minutes on foot, a climb toward the white convent.
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Stay nearby
Stay at Mural da Lapa; the Convento de Santo Antônio is about 10 minutes on foot.