Hi!
After visiting the Memorial Municipal Getúlio Vargas, I went lunched nearby and then I went to Museu Provedor Mauro Ribeiro Viegas, the Museu da Imperial Irmandade de Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro.
To get there, I took the lift from the inclined plane of the Outeiro da Glória - it is in front of the square where the Memorial is. As the lift went up, I became increasingly estimulated by the view that was opening in front of me ... and falling in love again, of course, because I'm fascinated by this city and each scenery it displays to us when we least expect.
As soon as I arrived, I saw that the museum was closed and a gentleman told me that the guy who ran the museum was in the church, so I went to the church called Igreja Nossa Senhora da Glória do Outeiro. Although small inside, it is very charming, has some gorgeous designs in both sides. A long time ago, I went to a wedding there, but, as the church was full, I couldn’t contemplate its beauty. Differently, when I got there this time, it was more quiet, I could sit, pray and feel a bit of its energy and beauty. I ended up taking some pictures to show here in the blog.
Afterwards I went to the museum. Getting there, I paid the ticket, I received the brochure and could see that the museum was quite small but had some pretty interesting things – for instance, the title of Imperial Brotherhood received in the Second Empire. It was nice to know that other churches also received this title, but the only one that remained was the church of Outeiro da Glória, despite all hostilities it suffered at various times.
Other popular items of great historical value that can be seen there are: invoices for purchases of some events made by them some centuries ago, very beautiful by the way, very different from today's invoices; the term of tenure of the second Empress Amelia in 1829, with the title of Perpetual protective fellowship; communication of the death of Princess Dona Isabel in France, by Count D'Eu; newspapers from Portugal about the death of Dom Pedro II; death certificate and invitation to the funeral, as well as paints of Rio some centuries ago; ancient religious garb and even imperial jewels.
The guy who received me at the museum, Max, who can also be your guide (as soon as I arrived he said to me that if I had any questions, I only needed to ask him), told me many stories about the fellowship. Among them, I chose the one about its foundation: despite the fact that today many still believe in the legend that it was founded by Dom João VI, Max explained to me that the fellowship began before that, when people came together around a small chapel built by Antonio Caminha to the Virgin in the Outeiro. After many difficulties, they finally got the land for the construction of what would be the church and fellowship – and nothing special happened until the regent prince Dom João, among many churches in Rio, chose the Outeiro church due to great devotion to Our Lady of Glory. When I asked him about the churches of Praça XV, he informed me that those churches would be the “so-called” churches of reason, while the Outeiro would be the church of the heart. And this connection between the church and the members of the imperial family continues today in the marriages, baptisms, masses and celebrations of family birthdays.
He also told me about the fellowship nowadays: one of the last to become brother was the current Municipal Transportation Secretary Carlos Roberto Osório. Hildegard Angel, a very popular social columnist, is part of the fellowship. He also told me that to join it, you must be invited by someone from the fellowship and pay an annual fee.
So, I can say that the tour is nice, especially if you can gather more knowledge about the history of Rio with a great view from up there. On the way back, I decided to go down by the Ladeira da Glória, a slope, rather than take the lift down in the inclined plane, because as my grandmother says, "To get down every saint helps, but go up is when the things change”, right?
Kiss kiss and good tour,
Tati.
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Visit’s Date: 04/02/2014
Adress: Praça Nossa Senhora da Glória, 135 - Térreo – Glória.
Telephone: (21)2557-4600/(21)2225-2869/(21)2265-9236
Directions: Using the subway, just get off at Glória station, or any bus that passes by Praça Luís de Camões or maybe Rua do Russel – there are many options, click here to find out more: english or spanish.
Working Hours: Tuesday to Friday, from 9am to 12pm and from 1pm to 5pm; and on Saturdays and Sundays, from 9am to 12pm; closed on Mondays.
Guided Tour: you can talk to Max.
Entry Price: R$ 2,00.
Toilets/drink water fountains: there is one toilet in the room next to the entrance of the museum; about drink water fountains, they said it is behind the building, but I didn’t find it.
Cafe/Restaurant/Convenience Store: There aren’t any cafe nor restaurant. Regarding the convenience store, they have a glass cabinet in the hallway to the museum with some items for sale, as lockets, postcards, key chains and ribbons of Nossa Sra. da Glória.
Accessibility: limited, because the lift of the Outeiro da Gloria Inclined Plane is accessible to people with limited mobility, but the street has paving stone, then it is more difficult to access, and there is a step between the street and the floor of the building which gives access to museum that is on the ground.
Audio guide: none, but Max speaks English.
Lockers and space for stroller: none, not necessary because you can enter with all your bags.
Recommended duration of stay: hum…I believe something around 1 hour.
Parking: there isn’t one, but there are vacancies on the square of the Memorial and in the street called Rua do Russel, near the NGO Viva Rio.
Camera: I couldn’t take photos inside the museum, the pictures inside are the ones that Max sent me to put in the blog.
Air Conditioning: yes, and works fine.
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