Saint Joseph Church, Catholic church in downtown Belo Horizonte, Brazil

Saint Joseph Church is a Catholic church on raised ground in central Belo Horizonte, its main façade facing Afonso Pena Avenue. The eclectic exterior mixes Gothic Revival and Neo-Manueline forms: a central tower with a clock and slender spire, flanking pinnacles, and pointed-arch windows with dark glazing. Inside, a Latin cross plan with three naves measures 60 m long and 19 m wide.

São José Parish was created on 27 January 1900 as Belo Horizonte's second parish, with Father Pedro Beks as first parish priest. The foundation stone was laid on 20 April 1902 on a hill facing Afonso Pena Avenue, and the convent rose on the Rua dos Tupis side from the next day. The first service was held on 19 March 1904, the feast of Saint Joseph; the structure and monumental stairway were finished in 1910. The church served as provisional cathedral of the new Diocese of Belo Horizonte from 1921 for about two years, and became an archdiocesan sanctuary on 19 March 2021.

German artist Wilhelm Schumacher created the interior paintings between 1911 and 1912, including eight scenes depicting Saint Joseph's life in the central nave.

The main façade faces Afonso Pena Avenue, but the convent and parish buildings are entered from Rua dos Tupis. The sloping block is handled by a monumental stairway on the façade axis and side ramps along the slopes, so the forecourt is reached on foot from the avenue. Gardens and internal paths separate the church from the neighbouring buildings.

The church stands on a raised block between Tamoios, Espírito Santo, Tupis and Rio de Janeiro streets, its main façade facing Afonso Pena Avenue. Because the ground slopes, Verenfrido Vogels designed a monumental frontal stairway plus side ramps that follow the slopes up to the forecourt. The stairway and main structure were finished in 1910.