Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida

The Cathedral Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady Aparecida is a prominent Roman Catholic basilica in Aparecida, Brazil. It is dedicated to Our Lady Aparecida as the principal Patroness of Brazil. Nossa Senhora Aparecida roughly translates to Our Lady Revealed.

Aparecida is a city in southeast Brazil. It's known for the huge neo-Romanesque Basilica of the National Shrine of Our Lady of Aparecida. The church holds a statue of Brazil’s patron saint, originally housed in the 18th-century Basílica Velha (Old Basilica). Pilgrims walk the Passarela da Fé pathway connecting the sites. Porto Itaguaçu marks the spot near the Paraíba do Sul River where the statue was reputedly found.

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Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometers and with over 208 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area and the fifth most populous.

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