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Cemitério de São João Batista

Cemitério de São João Batista
Cemitério São João Batista.jpg
Main entrance of the cemetery
Details
Established 1852
Location Rio de Janeiro
Country Brazil
Coordinates 22°57′32″S 43°11′17″W / 22.959°S 43.188°W / -22.959; -43.188
Type Public

Cemitério de São João Batista (Saint John the Baptist's Cemetery) is a municipal necropolis originally owned and operated by the Santa Casa da Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro (Holy House of Mercy of Rio de Janeiro), and run, since August 2014, by the private company Rio Pax.

Located in the neighborhood of Botafogo, it is the only cemetery in the city's south area, and, on October 5, 2015, it became the first cemetery in Latin America to be featured in Google Street View.

Coordinates: 22°57′32″S 43°11′17″W / 22.959°S 43.188°W / -22.959; -43.188


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