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Largo São Bento
Largo de Sao Bento, near the Anhangabaú Valley, is one of the most important historical sites of São Paulo.
In the Largo de Sao Bento was installed at the Indian Tribe chief Tibiriçá longhouse, father of John Ramalho, and demarcated the boundary of the village that began to form. It gave way to a square where in 1598 a chapel was built in honor of Our Lady of Montserrat, but already in 1660 began the installation of the Monastery of St. Benedict, in an area belonging to the Benedictines.
The church was named Our Lady of the Assumption and this is his name until today, although it is known as the Church of St. Benedict. In 1650 the pioneer Fernao Dias donated large sum for renovation and expansion of the monastery and his remains were deposited there. In 1864, the square was re-urbanized and his movement was intense, caused mainly by the location of the two largest hotels in the city.
The old monastery and the church disappeared in 1910, leading to a larger building that was started in 1911 and completed in 1922. The final transformation came with the subway during the 1970s, when he won off a boardwalk, benches and gardens, and in the subsoil, the Sao Bento Station.
Every Sunday at 10 am, it happens a Mass at the monastery accompanied by a beautiful choir that sings Gregorian chants.
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Restaurants near to Largo São Bento
| Padaria do Mosteiro de São Bento is a Bakery restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Largo São Bento and can be found at Largo de São Bento, The monks take care of everything. Dom Bernardo cake, coffee, chocolate, cognac, walnuts, peaches and ginger is eating praying. The loaves come in two versions: the bento are (carrot) and dominus, oats, olive oil and brown sugar. |
| Pedrinho Hot-Dog is a American restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Largo São Bento and can be found at Rua São Bento, 487 One of the best hot-dogs from the city center. Besides the sausage 21 cm in length, there is the option of filling the baked snack with pepperoni. ? minibaguete served on crunchy, plain or parmesan. |
| Café Girondino is a Italian restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Largo São Bento and can be found at Rua Boa Vista, 365 On the menu, there are masses as the triangle of salmon with leek sauce and dill to the romantic capelet. Include the grilled sirloin, which can be accompanied by green salad or fries. |
| Café Martinelli Midi is a Coffee House restaurant that is roughly 0.00km from Largo São Bento and can be found at Rua Líbero Badaró, 508 All on the floor of the Martinelli Building refers to St. Paul of the 20s. On the menu, as croques good suggestions as to what leads slivers of filet mignon and Emmentaler cheese and vegetable pie with onions. |
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