After Sugar Loaf Mountain we went to Sao Bento Monastery. Monasteries in general are really cool but this one was amazing. It didn't make you think of stone walls and old guys dressed up in sackcloth robes. It was so bright and colorful. Jack said it made him feel, "like becoming a monk, but I would be one of those ninja monks." There are some really amazing works of art and sculptures. Some of them might be solid gold. They sure look like it! The Monastery was built in 1950 because the local townspeople wanted to have a monastery. There are all sorts of benefits to having a monastery like better educations, medical help, and general service to the community. Here are some pictures of the Sao Bento Monastery:
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