Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica

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 Saturday, 28 July 1984.[2]

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

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. fame, were also buried there following their deaths in 2013.[7]

References
  1. "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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