Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica
| Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica | |
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| Established | 1991 |
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| Type | Public |
The Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica is a Brazilian cemetery. Located in Santos, in the state of São Paulo, its construction began in 1983,[1] and the first burial was on 28 July 1984.[2]
The cemetery is 32 stories high and occupies a total of 1.8 hectares of land and contains about 16,000 graves.[3][4]
It received the Guinness World Records title for the tallest cemetery in the world.[1]
Brazilian football legend Pelé is set to be buried there after his funeral. [5]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ Pedroso, Camilo Rocha,George Ramsay,Tara John,Flora Charner,Rodrigo. "Brazilian soccer legend Pelé dies at 82". CNN. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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