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Cemitério de São João Batista

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Cemitério de São João Batista
Main entrance of the cemetery
Main entrance of the cemetery
Details
Established 1852
Location Rio de Janeiro
Country Brazil
Coordinates 22°57′32″S 43°11′17″W / 22.959°S 43.188°W
Type Public

The Cemitério de São João Batista (lit. 'Saint John the Baptist's Cemetery') is a municipal necropolis originally owned and operated by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (Holy House of Mercy of Rio de Janeiro), and run, since August 2014, by the private company Rio Pax.[1] It is sometimes referred to as Cemitério de São João Baptista, the alternate spelling seen over the main entrance gate.

Located in the neighborhood of Botafogo, it is the only cemetery in the city's south area, the Zona Sul, and, on 5 October 2015, it became the first cemetery in Latin America to be featured in Google Street View.[2]

Notable burials

References

  1. Back to citation Christina Nascimento (13 August 2014). "Monopólio centenário no fim" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. Back to citation "Cemitério São João Batista no RJ agora pode ser visto no Google Street View" (in Portuguese). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. Back to citation "Marechal Bento Ribeiro" [Marshal Bento Ribeiro]. O Paiz (in Portuguese). 29 August 1921. p. 2. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  4. Back to citation Maarten Lambrechts. "Louis Cruls: Het leven van een Belgo-Braziliaanse astronoom, ingenieur en avonturier".

Bibliography

22°57′32″S 43°11′17″W / 22.959°S 43.188°W

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