Cemitério da Consolação
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| Established | 15 August 1858 |
| Location | Rua da Consolação, 1660 São Paulo |
| Country | Brazil |
| Coordinates | 23°33′4″S 46°39′24″W / 23.55111°S 46.65667°WCoordinates: 23°33′4″S 46°39′24″W / 23.55111°S 46.65667°W |
Cemitério da Consolação is a cemetery in São Paulo, Brazil. Located along the north side of Rua da Consolação in the district of Consolação, it was founded on 15 August 1858, with the name of Cemitério Municipal, being the city's first public graveyard.
The cemetery is known by its pieces of funerary art, with graves, statues and mausoleums built and sculpted by artists such as Victor Brecheret, Ramos de Azevedo, Luigi Brizzolara and Galileo Emendabili.
The cemetery houses the tombs of notable figures of São Paulo and Brazilian history. Some of them are:
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