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Cemitério Municipal de Santana

1897 establishments in BrazilCemeteries in São Paulo
Cemiterio chora menino
Cemiterio chora menino

Cemitério Municipal de Santana (Municipal Cemetery of Santana), popularly known as Chora Menino (English: cry boy), is a cemetery located in the northeastern zone of São Paulo in the district of Santana, and is one of the oldest cemeteries in Brazil. It was officially recognized as a cemetery in 1897 and has an area of 38,485m². The local Jewish community used the location as a cemetery until 1970 known as Cemitério Israelita de Santana.The name Chora Menino comes from a local tale about a woman who is said to have lived in the region who threw abandoned newborn babies into the valley alongside the cemetery for vultures to eat.The cemetery with an area of 41,000m² and already with more than 1000 graves, now his area is of 38,485m² with approximately 12,000 graves and 76 mausoleums.The cemetery is located on Rua Nova dos Portugueses in the Imirim neighborhood.

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Cemitério Municipal de Santana
Rua Nova dos Portugueses, São Paulo Imirim (Santana)

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N -23.496666666667 ° E -46.638888888889 °
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Rua Nova Dos Portugueses, 106

Rua Nova dos Portugueses
02463-065 São Paulo, Imirim (Santana)
São Paulo, Brazil
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