Cemitério de São João Batista
Main entrance of the cemetery
Details
Established1852
Location
Rio de Janeiro
CountryBrazil
Coordinates22°57′32″S 43°11′17″W / 22.959°S 43.188°W / -22.959; -43.188
TypePublic
Find a GraveCemitério de São João Batista

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]

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

Partial view of the cemetery with the Christ the Redeemer statue in the background
Grave of Tom Jobim
Grave of Carmen Miranda

References

  1. ↑ Christina Nascimento (13 August 2014). "Monopólio centenário no fim" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cemitério São João Batista no RJ agora pode ser visto no Google Street View" (in Portuguese). 7 October 2015. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  3. ↑ Maarten Lambrechts. "Louis Cruls: Het leven van een Belgo-Braziliaanse astronoom, ingenieur en avonturier".

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

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