Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica
Details
Established1991
Location
Santos, São Paulo
Coordinates23°56′54″S 46°20′37″W / 23.94836°S 46.34355°W / -23.94836; -46.34355
TypePublic

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] 20 September 1991 was the date of its inauguration.

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.[3][4]

It received the Guinness World Records title for the tallest cemetery in the world.[1]

Notable interments

The Brazilian footballer Pelé was buried there on 3 January 2023.[5][6] The musicians Chorão and Champignon, both of the band Charlie Brown Jr., were also buried there following their deaths in 2013.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "The World's Tallest Cemetery". Atlas Obscura. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  2. ↑ "Tallest cemetery". Guinness World Records. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  3. ↑ "Closer to heaven: Brazil's high rise cemetery". Hindustan Times. 18 November 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Petsko, Emily (13 June 2018). "8 Projects That Reenvision the Traditional Cemetery". Mental Floss. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Philips, Tom; Ionova, Ana (3 January 2022). "Private burial of Pelé in Santos after eight-mile funeral procession". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  6. ↑ 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)
  7. ↑ "Família vai enterrar Champignon no mesmo cemitério de Chorão". G1 (in Portuguese). 9 September 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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