Squares

Praça do Coreto

How about some Cerrado fruit ice cream (murici, cajá, jabuti caba, cagaita and pitanga), in the best-known square in the city of Goiás? Located in the middle of the city's historic center and listed as a world heritage site by Unesco, Praça do Coreto, with its wooden benches, is the ideal place for those who want to relax and enjoy the view, to the sound of the waters of the Ribeirão Vermelho.

An obligatory stop for anyone visiting the former capital, Praça do Coreto is a traditional spot for shows and cultural events, including those at the Goiás State International Environmental Film and Video Festival. The bandstand was built in the 20th century, in the art nouveau style and adds a touch of softness to the bucolic and centuries-old landscape.

Praça Dr. Tasso de Camargo or Praça do Coreto was a meeting place for rulers, colonels and people who were part of the upper classes, such as doctors and military personnel. They met for rallies and social gatherings, and sometimes to announce important facts. There are several bars and snack bars in the square. Opposite the square is the Cathedral of Sant'Ana.

Address: R. Moretti Foggia, 180 – Centro, Goiás – GO, CEP: 76600-000

Praça Dr. Brasil Caiado

Dr. Brasil Caiado Square is the largest in the city, where you will find the Chafariz de Cauda built in stone with soapstone details by slaves in 1778 to supply water to the City of Goiás. Around the square is the Museum of Bandeiras, the Quartel do XX, Colégio Sant'Ana and several historic houses and buildings.

Museums

Casa de Cora Coralina Museum

Built at the end of the 18th century, the house where one the most important Goiás born writer lived, as well as three generations of her family, is a typical example of colonial-style construction made of adobe and wattle and daub. Many years ago, the house was transformed into a museum, preserving all the furniture, personal objects, clothes and of course, the books and manuscripts of Ana Lins dos Guimarães Peixoto Bretas, Cora Coralina's given name.

Address: Rua Dom Cândido, 20
Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday, from 9am to 5pm; Sunday, from 9am to 1pm
Telephone: (62) 33711990
Site: www.museucoracoralina.com.br

Conde dos Arcos Palace Museum

This palace was the not the result of a predetermined construction, but of a series of renovations carried out in a group of residences acquired upon the arrival of Dom Marcos de Noronha, the famous Count of Arcos, to assume the position of first governor of the Captaincy of Goyaz. Opened in 1751, its 36 rooms hold a rich collection that belonged to former governors, such as paintings, sculptures, furniture and household utensils. There is a large garden with fountains and flower boxes.

Address: Praça Tasso Camargo, 1 – Centro, Goiás – GO, 76600-000
Telephone: (62) 33711200

Quartel do XX

The Barracks of the 20th Infantry Battalion of Goiás is not necessarily a museum, but it is worth a visit to appreciate the imposing military architecture of the building, first built in 1747. Between 1751 and 1763 the current building was rebuilt using rammed earth. Inside there is, in addition to period furniture, a central garden.

Address: R. Americano do Brasil – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

Museu das Bandeiras

Considered one of the main colonial-style buildings in Goiás, it served as a Chamber House until 1937 and a jail until 1950. Built on two floors in rammed earth, it replaced an old building. Begun in 1761 and completed in 1766, it still maintains its initial characteristics to this day, with a few changes. Its collection consists of paintings, panels, clothing, furniture and utensils from the 18th and 19th centuries that help tell a little of the history of the bandeirantes, in addition to the original Anhanguera cross.

Address: Praca Brasil Caiado Centro, Goiás – GO, 76600-000
Telephone: (62) 33711087

Museu do Judiciário

The Judiciary Museum is the newest museum in the Cidade de Goiás, installed in the old forum. The Center for Culture and Memory of the Judiciary of the State of Goiás is located in a building dating back to 1874, one of the oldest in Brazil, where the Court of Appeal was located. It was transformed into a museum in 2018.

Address: R. Luiz Guedes Amorim, 1 – Goiás, GO, 76600-000
Telephone: (62) 33714856 (Closes at 5:00 pm)

Churches

Matriz de Sant’Anna

Built in 1727, demolished and rebuilt in 1743, remaining to this day. After demolitions and reconstructions, throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, in 1929, a project signed by the architect from Rio de Janeiro, Gatão Bahiana, emerged. However, with the financial crisis of that period, the work was never completed. From 1967 onwards, it was opened to the public again, when it received a finishing work and stained glass windows, becoming the largest church in the Historic Center. It is closed for renovation.

Address: Praça Dr. Tasso de Camargo (Praça do Coreto), Centro, Goiás – GO, 76600-000

Church of Boa Morte and Museum of Sacred Art

Built in 1779 by the brotherhood of the Brown Men, it was built on the foundations of one of the houses of the bandeirante Bartolomeu Bueno. It functioned as a cathedral and today houses a very blessed sacred collection, with works by the sculptor Veiga Valle, silverware, furniture and sacred works. It is one of the most beautiful buildings in the Historic Center. It is the only religious building in the city with characteristic Baroque elements, mainly inside.

Address: Praça Marechal Castelo Branco – s/n, Goiás – GO, 76600-000
Telephone: (62) 33711207

Rosary Church – Dominican Convent

The old black church was built in 1714, a landmark of racial segregation in the history of the old capital. Rebuilt by Dominican priests in the 1920s, in the same place where the former church of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary of Black Men existed, the current Igreja do Rosário differs from the group of buildings in the old capital as it has completely different architectural characteristics. A neo-Gothic building, with a single centralized tower that can be seen from across the region, its interior features a set of frescoes created by the Italian priest Frei Nazareno Confaloni.

Address: Largo Rosário Square – s/n, Goiás – GO, 76600-000
Telephone: (62) 33711116

Church of São Francisco de Paula

Built in 1761, this church presents in its organization the general characteristics of religious buildings in Goiás from the 18th century. It also has carved wooden ornamentation. Since 1863, the church has been the headquarters of the Brotherhood of Senhor Bom Jesus dos Passos.

Address: R. Prof. Ferreira, 1-17 – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

Santa Barbara Church

Located on a hill, next to one of the city's exits, it is the furthest from the churches in the Historic Center, but from the top it offers a beautiful view of the entire region, with the Cidade de Goiás being surrounded by the Serra Dourada. With construction beginning in 1775, the first mass in this church was held in 1780. In addition to being one of the last churches established in the old Vila Boa, it is also the only one built in soapstone.

Address: R. Santa Bárbara – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

Carmo Church

Built in 1786, the Church is next to the São Pedro D'Alcantara Charity Hospital. The Church of Nossa Senhora do Carmo was built in the mid-18th century by Government Secretary Diogo Luiz Peleja. It was transferred to the Confraria de São Benedito dos Crioulos, which took over it in 1786. It is the building that presents the most complex floor plant in the Cidade de Goiás, with the use of an octagonal nave and arches characteristic of Portuguese architecture.

Address: R. Hugo Ramos, 20 – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

Church of Our Lady of the Abbey

Built in 1790, the Church of Nossa Senhora da D'Abadia is located in the middle of the houses and forms the landscape of one of the most beautiful streets in the City of Goiás. It has a painted ceiling and houses the Museum of Liturgical Paraments.

Address: R. Sen. Eugenio Jardim – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

1st Baptist Church in the Cidade de Goiás

Address: Praça do Asilo, 01. 76600-000, GO
Telephone: (62) 33711803

Our Lady of Aparecida Church

The Sanctuary of Nossa Senhora Aparecida is located in the town of Areias and hosts the Pilgrimage of Nossa Senhora Aparecida, which takes place annually in the first fortnight of October. The Church of Nossa Senhora Aparecida, built in 1910, is located on a hill on the banks of the GO-070 highway, in Povoado de Areias, a few kilometers from the Cidade de Goiás. The little church usually enchants tourists who stop to learn a little about the history of the chapel, from where it is possible to have a beautiful view of the Serra Dourada.

The staircase is made with typical stones from the region. The curious thing is that the building has the same proportions as the floor plant of the Church of Santa Maria do Castelo de Estremoz, in the Alentejo region, in Portugal, completed in 1562. It is not yet known, due to lack of documentation, what is the reason for the similarity . The sunset seen from the top of the church became an attraction among residents and tourists. It is closed for renovation.

Address: R. Quintino Bocaiúva, 2 – S Santana, Goiás – GO, 76600-000

Seventh-day Adventist Church

Address: Rua Braz Abrantes, nº 494, Goiás – GO, 76600-000

Universal Church of the Kingdom of God

Address: Av. Dário de Paiva Sampaio, 48 – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

CCB – Christian Congregation in Brazil

Address: R. do Oriente, 1099 – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

World Church of God's power

Address: Av. Dário de Paiva Sampaio, 372-574 – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

Santa Rita Church

Address: R. Damiana da Cunha, 58 – Goiás, GO, 76600-000 Telephone: (62) 3371-3043

World Messianic Church of Brazil – Johrei Center Goiás

Address: Av. Deusdete Ferreira de Moura, 31 – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

Our Lady of Guia Church – Bacalhau Sector

The Church of Nossa Senhora da Guia is located in Setor Bacalhau (former District of Davinópolis) and is located in Largo, bordered by colonial-style houses, built by pioneer families.

Monuments

Largo do Chafariz

Another monument much appreciated for its architectural beauty is the Chafariz de Cauda da Boa Morte, built in 1778. The purpose was to share the city's water supply with the already existing Chafariz da Carioca. The term “Chafariz de Cauda” (Tail Fountain) is used because the aqueduct that supplies it resembles an enormous tail, in its posterior part. “Boa Morte” (Good Death) refers to the Chapel of the same name, belonging to the Brotherhood of Black Men, located on land immediately behind the place where the Fountain is located.

Built in stone masonry, with details in soapstone, the fountain has, in its central body, the spouts that supplied water to the population, as well as two tanks for animals, on the outside.

Its structure is organized to present four bodies, in addition to the central one, arranged in such a way that, together with the front protection grille, they create an internal courtyard of irregular hexagonal shape, with benches carved in stone, with the likely objective of providing comfort to those who use the waterspouts.

Important details in its decoration are the pinnacles that have different designs depending on their location in the monument, as well as volutes and other elements that aim to keep with the rococo taste. In its upper part, there is also a shield carved in soapstone, which reads: “Ordered by the Chamber of this Town, the Governor and Captain General Illustrious José de Almeida Vasconcelos Soveral e Carvalho e Ovd. General Judge Antônio José de Almeida. Year 1778”. (Text by Gustavo Neiva Coelho, published by IPHAN). The fountain is located in Dr. Praça Brasil Caiado, the largest in the city.

Address: R. da Praça Brasil Caiado, 16 – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

Chafariz da Carioca

The Largo da Carioca fountain was the first public water supply source built in Vila Boa, at the beginning of its establishment as a mining center. Built in stone masonry, this fountain is located in a wide open space between the Rio Vermelho and the old entrance to the city for those coming from São Paulo along the Royal Road.

Cruz do Anhanguera

The Anhanguera Cross is part of a monument, located on the banks of the Rio Vermelho, close to the Casa de Cora Coralina Museum.

It is a replica of the original cross, which is on display at the Museu das Bandeiras. The place is very popular during the day and at night, when musical performances take place.

In 1918, the late writer and poet Luis do Couto brought the Cruz do Anhanguera to the Cidade de Goiás. It was installed on the banks of the Rio Vermelho where the Lapa church once stood, washed away by the great flood of 1839.

In the flood of December 31, 2001, this monument was washed away by the current. Days later, the Cruz do Anhanguera was found inside the bed of the Rio Vermelho and restored (Source: Portal Cidade de Goiás).

Coreto do Jardim

The current Bandstand was built during the administration of Mayor Lincoln Caiado de Castro, in 1923. Designed by Dr. Wiaker Sócrates do Nascimento. Located in Dr. Tasso Camargo square, in the old Largo da Matriz.

Ruins of Ouro Fino (Chico Mineiro)

Near Calcilândia, 18 kilometers from the Cidade de Goiás, are the Ruins of Arraial de Ouro Fino, one of the first settlements in the State of Goiás, founded by Bartolomeu Bueno da Silva Filho, in 1727, at the time of the search for gold on the Uru River and Córrego de Praia.

Ouro Fino was the stage for the legendary story of Chico Mineiro. The character immortalized in music, which was the first big success of the country duo Tonico and Tinoco, which is part of the culture and imagination of the people of Goiás. A cross, in the middle of an open field, towards Pedreira de São Sebastião, marks the place where Largo da Igreja Nossa Senhora do Pilar de Ouro Fino stood. Weeds and grass blend into the foundations of the old building. There are remains of mud in the exact location of the church and bell tower.

Studies are being carried out on the possibility of preserving the memory of the place, which holds much of the history of Goiás. The proposal is to transform the ruins into an important stopping point for cyclists and walkers, boosting the economy and generating jobs in the region.

 Technology can contribute to the reconstruction of the history of the Ouro Fino church. One of the ideas is to work on a 3D computer graphics project of the original church and play it in augmented reality.

Cultural Spaces

Espaço Cultural Vila Esperança

The Vila Esperança Cultural Space carries out innovative educational work with children and young people from the outskirts of the Cidade de Goiás, involving education, citizenship, faith and appreciation of family and cultural roots. Vila Esperança is a non-profit civil society, partner of Brasa – Brasil Saúde e Ação, a renowned civil society organization that works to promote the inclusive development of people with disabilities, women and socially vulnerable young people.

Cultural activities are developed there (African and indigenous cultural experiences); artistic and recreational activities (toy library, visual arts, dance therapy and performing arts); communication activities (Radio and Cineclube), for the development of an educational practice that recognizes and values the role of art and culture in the education of children, young people and adults from the popular environment, according to a pedagogy of hope and humanization, in the transformation of reality and the valorization of contextualized individual and collective memory. Educate for citizenship, in Citizenship, that is, experiencing processes in a participatory, dialogical and circular way.

It is inspired by the indigenous and black wisdom of their own parents and grandparents. The methodology was designed to prioritize the interests of the children served, in the content covered and in democratic spaces that encourage children's protagonism and dialogue, for citizenship education. Everything happens in a circle, in a ciranda. In the circle, everyone sees each other, everyone is on the same level, everyone is in the “front row”, everyone has the same rights and the same duties. In a circle we talk, dance, play, learn to respect others. The physical space of Vila Esperança is marked by many wheels that lead children and adults to live and experience the circulation of power and its use. Because in the wheels energy circulates, and involves everyone.

The Vila Esperança Cultural Space began with the initiative of a small group of educators in 1991. They felt the need to awaken the population's awareness to actively participate in social changes and in the achievement of citizenship through Education, Culture and Art. With the growing demand for children, theater, dance and visual arts activities, cultural experiences, and an elementary school, the Escola Pluricultural Odé Kayodê, was founded. Its purpose is to respect the human person, through the cultural appreciation of their own origins and art.

It also promotes appreciation and respect for oneself, others and the environment, African, Afro-Brazilian and indigenous cultures; it seeks to recognize Brazilian identity and make gender relations positive, combating all prejudices, especially ethno-racial ones. It has contributed to the improving of the social, cultural and environmental conditions of the population. Actions developed: Afoxé ayó delê, ancestry, toy library, capoeira angola, cine vila. Creative dance, egbé omoduwa opo odé arole osungbemi- temple of orixá, pluricultural school odé kayodê, school in the countryside, land festival, jongo malungos de angola, village radio, sacyzada. samba de roda and cultural experiences – ojó odé and porancê.

Espaço Cultural Goiandira do Couto

Collection of the painter Goiandira, cousin of Cora Coralina. Using 551 shades of colored sand, originating from the Serra Dourada, it composes beautiful paintings, portraying the City of Goiás and its daily life.

Address: R. Joaquim Bonifácio, 20 – Goiás, GO, 76600-000

Ateliê Helder Rocha Lima

The Studio of the Architect and Plastic Artist Elder Rocha Lima is located at the Bawman farm and, in addition to the artist's works, it houses exhibitions by other sculptors, painters and photographers and conversation circles. Space for cultural and educational meetings for the Vilaboense community, students, researchers and tourists.

Address: Chácara Bawman, Goiás – GO

Paulo Bertran Memorial

The Bertran Fleury Institute is an important space for the memory, academic life and work of the great historian and researcher Paulo Bertran. Home to the Bertan Fleury Institute, the memorial holds part of the historian's library, some belongings, works of art, statues and tributes received. It hosts soirees, workshops, courses and lectures, among others, welcoming the city and its community.

Address: Rua Padre Arnaldo, S/N, City of Goiás – GO
Site: paulobertran.com.br

Creative Space

Creative space is an open-air art gallery, which works with clay and soapstone. The artist restores and reuses materials in general to build his works. The space works with unconventional ideas, which truly value social, cultural and ecological sustainability.

Address: Beco A Jubé, 2-84 – Goiás – GO
Telephone: (62) 984617783

Gabinete Literário

The Literary Cabinet is a collection of books and newspapers from the 19th and 20th centuries and is an important research space, created in 1864.

Address: Rua Couto Magalhães, corner of Rua 13 de Maio

Palácio da Instrução

The Palácio da Instrução was the first building in Art Deco architecture in the State of Goiás. Built between 1928 and 1929, the Palácio da Instrução represents a milestone in the change in architectural style in Goiás, with a strong influence on the construction of Goiânia, since the art deco style founded the buildings of the new capital. The Palácio da Instrução has always housed state education structures and is part of the listed historical assets of the city of Goiás.

Address: Rua Professor Alcides Ramos Jubé – Goiás, GO

Leodegária Bookstore

Leodegária Brazília de Jesus was a black woman from Goiás, who stood out for being a teacher, newspaper writer and poet. The bookstore is the first and only one that brings the name and works of this poet to the world. Alongside the Mulheres Coralinas association, the bookstore contributes to the struggle of the black women's movement and the city's historical-cultural movement.

The Leodegária bookstore is located in the historic Municipal Market building. The space is small and cozy, well decorated, with phrases from the poet, it sells souvenirs and has a coffee area. It works with other authors and themes, seeking a difference in relation to traditional bookstores and franchises.

Address: Municipal market, Block A, Room 9, Historic center, Goiás – GO
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 8am-5pm / Sat 8am-12pm
Telephone: (62) 985007609
Instagram: @livrarialeodegaria

Cine Teatro São Joaquim

A relevant cultural space for the city of Goiás, Cine Teatro São Joaquim presents local theater groups, various shows and regional festivals. The theater gained a projector (the old equipment from Palácio das Esmeraldas) that returned it to its former cinema status and, with this, became a support for the International Environmental Film and Video Festival (FICA).

São Joaquim is home and birthplace of countless artistic manifestations, from theater to dance, from music to cinema, and the greatest wealth of its residents: culture. In 2017, after undergoing major redevelopment work, carried out with investments of R$10.09 million from PAC Cidades Históricas, the main cultural facility in the former capital of Goiás was reopened to the public on June 2nd. The inauguration of the Cine Teatro took place alongside the launch of the 19th edition of the International Environmental Film and Video Festival (FICA 2017). (Source: State Secretariat for Culture – Government of the State of Goiás).

You can also see

Source: Inventory of Tourist Offers in the City of Goiás. Goiás Turismo. 2022.