Statue of Saint Francis, Religious monument in Canindé, Brazil.

The Estátua de São Francisco is a 31.25-metre concrete monument on the Alto do Moinho, the highest neighbourhood of Canindé, Ceará. It was inaugurated on 4 October 2005 and is covered with 2,250,000 brown glazed ceramic tiles imported from China. Inside, a staircase of 125 steps leads to a viewpoint for 15 people.

The concrete monument was designed by the Canindé sculptor Deoclécio Soares Diniz, known as "Seu Bibi", and construction began on 3 June 2002 with R$ 2.2 million from the Ministry of Sports and Tourism, Embratur and Prointur. Work stalled and was only completed under later administrations. It was inaugurated on 4 October 2005, the feast day of the patron saint. Bibi had carved the saint's head back in the 1990s, but political disputes delayed the project.

The statue honours São Francisco das Chagas, the patron saint of Canindé, whose pilgrimage runs from 24 September to 4 October and draws about three million pilgrims a year. The town's economy depends on this devotion: roughly 60% of its 80,000 inhabitants live from trade linked to the romaria. The local saying, quoted by the rector Frei Marconi Lins, is that Canindé cannot live without São Francisco, nor without the faith of its pilgrim.

The statue stands on the Alto do Moinho, the highest neighbourhood in Canindé, and is visible from much of the city. A staircase of 125 steps inside the monument leads to a lookout that holds 15 people. The pilgrimage runs from 24 September to 4 October, ending on the saint's feast day.

The statue's 789 square metres of brown glazed ceramic tiles, 2,250,000 pieces in all, were imported from China, and the concrete work used 18 tonnes of iron and 3,500 bags of cement. Inside, a staircase of 125 steps climbs to a viewing platform that holds 15 people.