The Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica is a Brazilian cemetery. Located in Santos, in the state of São Paulo, its construction began in 1983,[1] and the first burial was on 28 July 1984.[2] It was formally inaugurated on 20 September 1991.
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| Established | 1991 |
| Location | Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 23°56′54″S 46°20′37″W / 23.94836°S 46.34355°W |
| Type | Public |
Background edit
The Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica is 14 stories high and occupies a total of 1.8 hectares of land and contains about 16,000 graves.[3][4]
It received the Guinness World Records title for the tallest cemetery in the world.[1]
Notable interments edit
The Brazilian footballer Pelé was buried there on 3 January 2023.[5][6] The musicians Chorão and Champignon, both of the band Charlie Brown Jr., were also buried there following their deaths in 2013.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "The World's Tallest Cemetery". Atlas Obscura. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Tallest cemetery". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ "Closer to heaven: Brazil's high rise cemetery". Hindustan Times. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Petsko, Emily (13 June 2018). "8 Projects That Reenvision the Traditional Cemetery". Mental Floss. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
- ^ Philips, Tom; Ionova, Ana (3 January 2022). "Private burial of Pelé in Santos after eight-mile funeral procession". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ Pedroso, Camilo Rocha,George Ramsay,Tara John,Flora Charner,Rodrigo. "Brazilian soccer legend Pelé dies at 82". CNN. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "Família vai enterrar Champignon no mesmo cemitério de Chorão". G1 (in Portuguese). 9 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
External links edit
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