Igreja Matriz de São Gonçalo, Catholic church in Contagem, Brazil

Igreja Matriz de São Gonçalo is a Catholic church in Contagem, Minas Gerais, built from the early 18th century and reworked in the 19th. Its colonial architecture has been altered by several interventions since that period, and the interior holds images of São Gonçalo do Amarante and Nossa Senhora das Dores.

The first records of the Capela de São Gonçalo date from 1725. In 1825 the chapel was replaced by a more sumptuous building, which was elevated to the status of Matriz in 1854, separating from the Paróquia da Boa Viagem in Curral del Rei. It is one of the oldest buildings in Contagem, Minas Gerais.

Since 1806 the church has hosted the Jubileu de Nossa Senhora das Dores, held in the week before Holy Week. The interior keeps the images of the patron São Gonçalo do Amarante and of Nossa Senhora das Dores, the two figures honoured in the celebrations.

The church stands in Contagem, in the state of Minas Gerais, not in Rio de Janeiro state. The Jubilee of Nossa Senhora das Dores is held in the week before Holy Week, so that period draws the largest crowds; at other times the building is quieter and easier to see.

The Jubileu de Nossa Senhora das Dores has been held here since 1806, always in the week before Holy Week. The church keeps images of São Gonçalo do Amarante and Nossa Senhora das Dores, and in 1854 it was made a matriz, separating from the Boa Viagem parish of Curral del Rei.