The Metropolitan Cathedral of São Paulo, most commonly known as Sé Cathedral, is one of the city’s most popular sights, due to its neo-Gothic architectural style and its magnitude. Its two 97m front tours are 111m long and 46m wide and composed of 92 bells.

Its interior has a capacity for 8 thousand people and is full of religious art works and magnificent stained glass windows. The stairs and columns are made of granite, and the floor is made of marble. The Church also has the largest organ in South America, with five keyboards and 12 thousand tubes.

Below the main altar, is a crypt with sculptures and tombs, such as the cacique Tibiriçá, first Indian to be catechized in Brasil. It was he who chose the Church location, in 1591.

The first building of the temple was built with taipa de pilão (pounded mud and straw). The Cathedral, as seen today, began to be built in 1913 and was open in 1954. In addition to being the largest church of São Paulo, it is also one of the five largest Gothic temples in the world.

Mass: Monday through Friday, at 9:00 a.m., at 12:00 a.m. and at 6:00 p.m.; Tuesday through Thursday, at 12:00 a.m. and at 6:00 p.m.; Saturday at 12:00 a.m.; Sunday at 9:00 a.m, 11:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.

Guided tours to the crypt: Monday to Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays and holidays from 09:00 a.m. to 11h30 a.m. and 1:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.