On Saturday, Feb. 17, I took a tour of Sao Paulo. The history of the Cathedral of São Paulo goes back in time to 1589, when it was decided that a main church (the Matriz) would be built in the small village of São Paulo. This church was demolished and rebuilt twice. The present cathedral was built under Duarte Leopoldo e Silva, the first archbishop of São Paulo. The works began in 1913 on the site of the demolished colonial cathedral. Works proceeded slowly and the inauguration of the new Cathedral happened only in 1954, with the towers still unfinished, but in time for the celebration of São Paulo's Fourth Centenary. The towers would only be completed in 1967.
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