a retired university professor and i'm going to show you the city starting with st francis of assisi church which is often displayed on postcards. it is a magnet it's a catholic church built in the late 18th century based in part on designs by antonio francisco lisboa who was known as the little cripple because an illness had left him disabled and disfigured if you don't do this economy but that didn't stop him from becoming the greatest sculptor of brazil's baroque. has a strong religious tradition there are chapels all over the city this one depicts a scene from the passion of christ. sound is 300 years old we knew it was founded in the early 18th century. but i'll go it was