The Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica is a Brazilian 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. 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 ''

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'' title for the tallest

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in the world.

Notable interments

The Brazilian footballer

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was buried there on 3 January 2023. The musicians

Chorão Alexandre Magno Abrão (April 9, 1970 – March 6, 2013), known professionally as Chorão, was a Brazilian singer-songwriter, skateboarder, filmmaker, screenwriter and businessman. Best known for being a founding member and the vocalist/main ly ...

and

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, both of the band

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, were also buried there following their deaths in 2013.

References

External links

* {{Commons category-inline, Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica Cemeteries in Brazil 1984 establishments in Brazil Cemeteries established in the 1980s Buildings and structures completed in 1984