The 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.
| Municipal Cemetery of Santana | |
|---|---|
 Cemitério Municipal de Santana in São Paulo | |
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| Details | |
| Established | 1897 |
| Location | |
| Country | Brazil |
| Coordinates | 23°29′48″S 46°38′20″W / 23.49667°S 46.63889°W |
| Size | 41,000m² |
| No. of graves | 12,000 |
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.[1]
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.[1]
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.[citation needed]
The cemetery is located on the Rua Nova dos Portugueses in the Imirim neighborhood.
References edit
- ^ a b "Necrópoles paulistanas: serviço funerário municipal". Serviço Funerário do Município de São Paulo (in Portuguese). São Paulo. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 10 January 2015.