Cemitério de São João Batista explained

Cemitério de São João Batista
Established:1852
Country:Brazil
Location:Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates:-22.959°N -43.188°W
Type:Public
Findagraveid:639586

The Cemitério de São João Batista is a municipal necropolis originally owned and operated by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (Holy House of Mercy of Rio de Janeiro), and run, since August 2014, by the private company Rio Pax.[1]

Located in the neighborhood of Botafogo, 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 Latin America to be featured in Google Street View.[2]

Notable burials

References

-22.959°N -43.188°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monopólio centenário no fim . Christina Nascimento . 13 August 2014 . 20 October 2015 . Portuguese.
  2. Web site: Cemitério São João Batista no RJ agora pode ser visto no Google Street View . 7 October 2015 . 20 October 2015 . Portuguese .
  3. Web site: Louis Cruls: Het leven van een Belgo-Braziliaanse astronoom, ingenieur en avonturier . Maarten Lambrechts .

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