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With a beautiful eclectic architecture, the Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora Imaculada Conceição, Cathedral, or Igreja Matriz as it is still called by the local population, is located in the center of Teófilo Otoni. The two large pilasters on the facade of the church represent Saint Peter and Saint Paul, foundations of the Catholic Church. Complementing the decor, there are paintings by Father Lázaro, a beautiful pulpit and stained glass windows. The beginning of the construction of the Church of Nossa Senhora da Imaculada Conceição was in 1892, by Father Virgulino