The Cemitério de São João Batista () is a municipal

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originally owned and operated by the ''

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'' (Holy House of Mercy of Rio de Janeiro), and run, since August 2014, by the private company

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. 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

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, 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

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to be featured in

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Notable burials

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– Brazilian musician (composer of "

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– 12th

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– Brazilian

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ian *

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– 7th President of

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