The Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica is a

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

ian cemetery. Located in Santos, in the state of

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, its construction began in 1983, and the first burial was on 28 July 1984.

Background

The cemetery is 14 stories high and occupies a total of 1.8 hectares of land and contains about 16,000 graves. It received the ''

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'' title for the tallest

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in the world.

Notable internments

Brazilian footballer

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was buried there on 3 January 2023.

References

External links

* * {{Find a Grave cemetery, 2715471, Cemitério Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica Cemeteries in Brazil 1984 establishments in Brazil