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Welcome to the PIBRJ

(PIBRJ stands for Primeira (First) Igreja (Church) Batista (Baptist) of Rio de Janeiro)

We hope you enjoy our web page and may you return here several other times.

The First Baptist Church of Rio was organized on August 24, 1884 and presently has more than 2,578 members. It is located at 525 Frei Caneca Street, in an inner city district called Estácio, in Rio de Janeiro City, RJ - Brazil. In order to obtain a map with the church location as well as a satellite view please click in the following word "Mapa" and then enter with "Rio de Janeiro" (no marks) in the field "Cidade" and "Frei Caneca" and "525" (no marks) respectively in the fields "Logradouro" and "Numero". For more information about the suburb "Estácio" and sorroundings where the church is located, please click here.

The main objectives of the church are the  worship of God, evangelism, the teaching of Christian doctrine, the provision of spiritual guideness for its members as well as charity, education, missions and other projects and activities related to the establishment of the Kingdom of God on earth. The Holy Bible is acknowledged as the only guide of faith, doctrine, worship, discipline and church policy, and the church follows the Baptist Principles as stated in the Doctrinal Declaration voted by the Brazilian Baptist Convention.