Congonhas do Campo

Congonhas do Campo

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1957

Runtime

0h 16m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Congonhas do Campo

Production Companies

MEC - Ministério da Educação e Cultura, INCE - Instituto Nacional de Cinema Educativo

Director

Humberto Mauro

Description

Aspects of the city of Congonhas do Campo. The preponderance of baroque architecture, the Basilica of Senhor Bom Jesus de Matozinho, the six chapels on the terrace leading to Morro do Maranhão. Each chapel contains statues representing moments of the Passion of Christ. While in the first chapel there is Santa Ceia figuration, in the second there is the Passo Horto scene. The kiss of betrayal and the imprisonment of Christ before the scene of the third chapel. In the fourth, two scenes are gathered: the coronation and the flagellation. On the fifth, the Christ bears the cross and the crucifixion is featured in the sixth chapel. The twelve apostles of Aleijadinho and the Latin inscriptions of each one. The interior of the Basilica and its main altar, with the figure of the Lord Dead.