Katana VentraIP

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 28 July 1984.[2] It was formally inaugurated on 20 September 1991.

Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica

1991

Santos, São Paulo, Brazil

23°56′54″S 46°20′37″W / 23.94836°S 46.34355°W / -23.94836; -46.34355

Public

Background[edit]

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[edit]

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]

Media related to Memorial Necrópole Ecumênica at Wikimedia Commons