Ramakrishna Vedanta Ashrama, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Ramakrishna Vedanta Ashrama, Largo Senador Raul Cardoso, 204 & 146 Vila Clementino, CEP: 04021-070, Sao Paulo-SP, Brazil
55-11-5572 0428, 5908 1970 & 2096 1777
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www.vedanta.org.br
Sub-Centre(s)
Centro Ramakrishna Vedanta, Belo-Horizonte
Rua Faria Lobato, 20 (antigo 389), Santa Amélia – Pampulha, Belo Horizonte-BH, CEP: 31555-050, Brazil
55-31-34275995
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www.vedantabh.org.br
Centro Ramakrishna Vedanta, Rio de Janeiro
Rua Paula Matos-162, Santa Teresa, 20251-550, Rio de Janeiro-RJ, Brazil
55-21-22243295
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www.vedantarj.org.br
The centre was started in 1974 and made a branch of Ramakrishna Math in 1999. Swami Nirmalatmananda is its minister-in-charge.
Activities:
- Daily prayers and meditation, and reading from sacred books.
- Discourses on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays.
- Celebration of the birthdays of Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sri Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda, as also Christmas Eve and Durga Puja.
- Publication of Vedanta, a quarterly magazine in Portuguese (7th year).
- A library.
- Welfare work by providing nutritious food to poor families every month and non-formal education to poor students.
- Lectures in universities, colleges and other institutions, regular participation in inter-religious meetings, and interviews to spiritual seekers.
- The swami and other monks of the Ashrama visited several cities of Brazil and conducted retreats and other activities.
- Retreats at the Ashrama’s retreat centre at Embu Guacu, 45 km from the Ashrama.
- Two sub-centres at Rio de Janeiro and Belo Horizonte, where the swamis visit regularly to conduct various programmes.
