Under construction since 2008, it is some 40 km southeast of the city center in the Bom Jesus commune in Ícolo e Bengo municipality in the Bengo Province and is an alternative to the existing Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport.
Its church, built in 1676, is dedicated to Bom Jesus, and celebrates the feasts of Santissimo Sacramento e Bom Jesus (January 1) and Sta.
The chorus of Te Deum laudamus, sung by those gathered in the Basilica of Bom Jesus, Old Goa, was a fitting finale of thanksgiving to the Most Holy Trinity for the 400 years of service that Rachol has rendered to the Church in Goa and to humanity at large.
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On September 4, 1805, the Apostolic Ambassador, in Lisbon, gaves one hundred days of indulgence for whom the chapel prayed for hundred days and others for whom prayed under the image of Bom Jesus dos Remédios an Our Father, an Ave Maria and a Gloria Patri for the Pope, for the exaltation of the Church and the spiritual and temporal well of Queen Mary I of Portugal and the Prince Regent D. John.
While currently no specific conservation measures target this colourful amphibian, its occurrence in protected areas, such as the Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra in the state of Minas Gerais and Parque Estadual das Furnas do Bom Jesus in the state of São Paulo, may provide it with some level of protection.