Cemitério São João Batista (Cemetery of Saint John the Baptist

John the Baptist

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) is a private cemetery in the neighborhood of Botafogo

Botafogo

Botafogo is a beachfront neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a mostly middle class and small commerce community, and is located between the hills of Mundo Novo, Dona Marta and São João .- History :Botafogo was named after João Pereira de Sousa Botafogo, who was responsible for the...

, Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

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 owned and operated by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia

Santa Casa da Misericórdia

The Santa Casa da Misericórdia is a Portuguese charity founded in Lisbon in 1498 by the Queen Leonor of Portugal....

 do Rio de Janeiro (Holy House of Mercy of Rio de Janeiro) a charitable organization with a Catholic

Catholic

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 identity founded by the Portuguese]] in Rio during the colonial era. The Holy House of Mercy foundation operates the São João Bastista cemetery with a permit from the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, as in Brazil cemeteries are either owned by the municipality or operated with its permission.

Notable burials

• Clara Nunes
  Clara Nunes
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   - Brazilian singer
• Antonio Carlos Jobim
  Antônio Carlos Jobim
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   - Brazilian musician (composer of "The Girl From Ipanema
  The Girl from Ipanema
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• Vinicius de Moraes
  Vinicius de Moraes
  Marcus Vinicius de Moraes , known as Vinicius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinho , was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Son of Lydia Cruz de Moraes and Clodoaldo Pereira da Silva Moraes, he was a seminal figure in contemporary Brazilian music...
  
   - Brazilian poet, composer and diplomat
• Bussunda
  Bussunda
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   - Brazilian comedian and TV personality.
• Aurora Miranda
  Aurora Miranda
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   - Portuguese-Brazilian singer, dancer, sister of Carmen
• Carmen Miranda
  Carmen Miranda
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   - Portuguese-Brazilian singer and actress
• Cazuza
  Cazuza
  Agenor Miranda Araújo Neto, better known as Cazuza was a Brazilian composer and singer, born in Rio de Janeiro. Along with Raul Seixas, Renato Russo and Os Mutantes, Cazuza is considered one of the best exponents of Brazilian rock music....
  
   - Brazilian composer and singer
• Chacrinha
  Chacrinha
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   - Brazilian TV entertainer
• Heitor Villa-Lobos
  Heitor Villa-Lobos
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   - Brazilian composer
• Marcelo Caetano
  Marcelo Caetano
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   - Prime-Minister of Portugal
• Nelson Gonçalves
  Nelson Gonçalves
  Nelson Gonçalves was a Brazilian singer and songwriter.Born Antônio Gonçalves Sobral in Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, he was raised in São Paulo...
  
   - Brazilian singer
• Nelson Rodrigues
  Nélson Rodrigues
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   - Brazilian author
• Roberto Marinho
  Roberto Marinho
  Roberto Pisani Marinho was the president and founder of the biggest Brazilian TV channel, Globo, a television network with 113 stations and associates...
  
   - Founder of the biggest Brazilian TV channel, Rede Globo
  Rede Globo
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• Emílio Garrastazu Médici
  Emílio Garrastazu Médici
  Emílio Garrastazu Médici, was a Brazilian military leader and politician. His rightist rule from 1969 to 1974, marked the apex of military governments in Brazil.-Early life:...
  
   - 28th Brazilian President
• Alberto Santos-Dumont
  Alberto Santos-Dumont
  Alberto Santos-Dumont , was a Brazilian early pioneer of aviation. The heir of a wealthy family of coffee producers, Santos Dumont dedicated himself to science studies in Paris, France, where he spent most of his adult life....
  
   - Brazilian aviator
• Julio Ximenes Senior
  Julio Ximenes Senior
  Júlio Ximenes Sênior was a Brazilian scientist and medical doctor, in the research field of biochemistry, microbiology, and was also a career Brazilian Army officer....
  
   - Brazilian scientist, author and Brazilian Army General
• Oscar Cox
  Oscar Cox
  Oscar Alfredo Cox was a Brazilian sportsman who introduced football to the city of Rio de Janeiro and founded Fluminense, one of Brazil's most traditional and popular football clubs....
  
   - Founder of Fluminense Football Club
  Fluminense Football Club
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• Augusto Severo de Albuquerque Maranhão - Brazilian scientist and Aeronautics