Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica Explained

Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica
Established:	1991
Type:	Public
Coordinates:	-23.9484°N -46.3436°W
Location:	Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

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] 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.^{[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]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The World's Tallest Cemetery . Atlas Obscura . 14 September 2021 . 30 December 2022.
2. Web site: Tallest cemetery . Guinness World Records . 30 December 2022.
3. Web site: Closer to heaven: Brazil's high rise cemetery . Hindustan Times . 2010-11-18 . 2022-12-30.
4. Web site: Petsko . Emily . 8 Projects That Reenvision the Traditional Cemetery . Mental Floss . 2018-06-13 . 2022-12-30.
5. News: Private burial of Pelé in Santos after eight-mile funeral procession. Tom. Philips. Ana. Ionova. The Guardian. 3 January 2022. 3 January 2022.
6. Web site: Pedroso . Camilo Rocha,George Ramsay,Tara John,Flora Charner,Rodrigo . Brazilian soccer legend Pelé dies at 82 . CNN . 30 December 2022 . en.
7. Web site: Família vai enterrar Champignon no mesmo cemitério de Chorão. G1. 9 September 2013. 10 November 2019. Portuguese.