Mother Church of the Immaculate Conception (Viamão)
The Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora da Conceição is a Brazilian Catholic temple located in the city of Viamão, state of Rio Grande do Sul. It is the second oldest church in the state and the seat of the oldest parish of the Archdiocese of Porto Alegre. It is also the main architectural landmark of Viamão. The church was listed by IPHAN on July 20, 1938. Its presence organized the urbanization of the central area of the city, and its history is surrounded by legends and traditions. History From 1732 on, Rio Grande de São Pedro - as Rio Grande do Sul was known - began to attract colonizers who settled in the Viamão region. Elevated to the category of freguesia in 1747, in 1763 it received the seat of the province's government, which until then was based in Vila do Rio Grande, and that was transferred due to the Spanish invasion. Viamão remained the seat of government until 1773, when it, for practical reasons, moved to the village formed near the port of Viamão, located in the Guaíba Lake, current Porto Alegre, during the government of José Marcelino de Figueiredo. In 1880, it was dismembered from Porto Alegre to