RPPN Sanctuary of Caraça, Private Natural Heritage Reserve in Catas Altas, Brazil
The RPPN Sanctuary of Caraça spans 10,188 hectares across the states of Minas Gerais, featuring ecosystems from both Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes.
The sanctuary emerged from four merged properties, with the first acquisition by Brother Lourenço in 1770, followed by additional land purchases in 1823, 1858, and 1870.
The sanctuary includes Brazil's first neo-Gothic church, constructed in 1883 using local materials, and houses valuable artistic works including the canvas Santa Ceia by Ataíde.
Visitors can access the sanctuary daily from 8 AM to 4:30 PM through paved roads connecting from Catas Altas, Mariana, or Santa Bárbara municipalities.
Each evening around 8 PM, maned wolves, the largest canids in South America, visit the sanctuary's courtyard, continuing a long-established pattern.
Location: Catas Altas
Location: Santa Bárbara
Location: Minas Gerais
Inception: March 30, 1994
GPS coordinates: -20.09822,-43.48806
Latest update: March 3, 2025 21:30
Caraça
4.1 km
Casa dos Contos
31.9 km
Church of Our Lady of the Rosary
31.9 km
Serra do Gandarela National Park
16.9 km
Historic Town of Ouro Preto
30.4 km
Igreja de São Francisco de Paula
31.6 km
Grande Hotel of Ouro Preto
31.9 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora das Mercês e Misericórdia
31.8 km
Governors’ Palace
31.9 km
Gongo Soco
18.8 km
Parish Church of Our Lady of Good Success
29.4 km
Pico do Sol
4.7 km
Arquivo Eclesiástico da Arquidiocese de Mariana
31.9 km
Museu Regional de Caeté
29.4 km
Andorinhas Falls
30 km
Ponte do Rosário
31.9 km
Igreja Matriz de São Bartolomeu
25.9 km
Igreja MatrIz de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré (Santa Rita Durão)
12 km
Igreja Matriz de São João Batista
17 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Rosário
29.8 km
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição
21.3 km
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
27.4 km
Parish Church of Saint Antony (Glaura)
27.5 km
Bicame de Pedra
7.5 km
Casa no Largo do Rosário
17.1 km
Catas Altas Historial Centre
8.8 km
Santuário do Caraça
38 m
Pelourinho do Poder
29.4 kmReviews
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