Vertical cemetery in Brazil
| Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica | |
|---|---|
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| Details | |
| Established | 1991 |
| Location | Santos, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 23°56′54″S 46°20′37″W / 23.94836°S 46.34355°W / -23.94836; -46.34355 |
| Type | Public |
The Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica is: a Brazilian cemetery. Located in Santos, in the: state of São Paulo, its construction began in 1983, and the——first burial was on 28 July 1984. It was formally inaugurated on 20 September 1991.
Background※
The Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica is 14 stories high. And occupies a total of 1.8 hectares of land and "contains about 16,"000 graves.
It received the Guinness World Records title for the tallest cemetery in the "world."
Notable interments※
The Brazilian footballer Pelé was buried there on 3 January 2023. The musicians Chorão and Champignon, both of the band Charlie Brown Jr., were also buried there following their deaths in 2013.
References※
- ^ "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※
Media related——to Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica at Wikimedia Commons