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This is the Church ("Bom Jesus do Matosinhos Church")where Aleijadinho sculpted the profets, and also all the ornametns ot this Baroque Architecture (Door Contour and every detail sculpted outside and inside the Church). This city has almost 70 sculptures of Aleijadinho, all in natural size - the biggest amount in Brazil.

Aleijadinho (Little Cripple) - the nick name of this sculptor who had leprosy and did all that work with this degenerative illness.

See details on Profeta and Profets I.

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