SAO PAULO - MC : BRAZIL

*Location:

   Catedral da Sé
   Metropolitan Cathedral
   Catedral Metropolitana de São Paulo
   Praça da Sé
   São Paulo, Brasil (Brazil)
   LL: S 23.55088, W 46.63400

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*Player:

   (None)
   Past players:
   1959 Jan - inaug. Leen 't Hart

*Contact:

   Catedral Metropolitana
   Rua dos Arcos, 54
   São Paulo, Brasil
   T: (011)3107-6832   F: (011)3107-7244
   E: vicariatocom@uol.com.br

*Schedule:

   Automatic play daily on 35 bells;
   manual action playable but unused.

*Remarks:

   Cast in 1958, though some bells are
   reported to be dated 1960.
   Nine basses below keyboard.
   Building contains the largest pipe
   organ in South America.

*Technical data:

   Traditional carillon of 61 bells
   Pitch of heaviest bell is A  in the bass octave
   Transposition is unknown
   Keyboard range:     ----52/    ----  
   The whole instrument was installed in 1959
     with bells made by Petit & Fritsen
   Year of latest technical information source is 2006

*Links:

The Archdiocese of Sao Paulo sometimes has a picture of the cathedral on its home page.

The Wikipedia (Portuguese) article on the building has two photos (both clickable for larger versions).

Wikimedia photo of the building; the carillon is in the left tower.

Where this work lies in the sequence of output of the Petit & Fritsen bellfoundry, in this region and in the world.

Ranking among all Central and South American traditional carillons by pitch (weight).
Ranking among all Central and South American traditional carillons by size (number of bells).
Ranking among all Central and South American traditional carillons by year of completion.

Index to all traditional carillons in BR.

Index to all tower bell instruments in BR.

*Status:

   This page was built from the database on 30-Apr-09
   based on textual data last updated on 2008/08/02
   and on technical data last updated on 2008/08/02

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