 At the time, the building was carved into stone with vaulted-ceiling decorated with regal and sacred emblems, it was supported by marble pillars, dividing the structure into three naves.The presbytery, located in the east, along the line with main portico, (from plans and sketchs dating from the 1755 earthquake).In the south was a door, flanked by sculpted pilasters and three windows (one on the left and the other on the right), the cornice was surmounted by larger lentel, and on either side was a tower (the western side called "Escrivaninha"), all of which was detailed in the "gravura de Leyden" ("Leyden etchings").