Cemitério dos Ingleses
The Cemitério dos Ingleses, Gamboa is a cemetery in Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It is also known as the English Cemetery or the British Cemetery Gamboa.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in Rio de Janeiro
- Also known as: “British Burial Ground”, “Cemiterio dos Ingleses”, and “Cemitério dos Ingleses, Gamboa”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Cidade do Samba and Valongo Wharf.
Cidade do Samba
Photo: Erik Ogan, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cidade do Samba, formally known as Cidade do Samba Joãosinho Trinta, is a complex of buildings in the neighborhood of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is used for Samba schools to prepare for carnival.
Valongo Wharf
Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Valongo Wharf is an old dock located in the port area of Rio de Janeiro, between the current Coelho e Castro and Sacadura Cabral streets. Built in 1811, it was the site of landing and trading of enslaved Africans until 1831, with the blockade of Africa banning the Atlantic slave trade to Brazil. Valongo Wharf is situated 1 km east of Cemitério dos Ingleses.
AquaRio
Public aquarium
The Marine Aquarium of Rio de Janeiro, or AquaRio, is a public aquarium located in the Gamboa neighborhood, in the port zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. AquaRio is situated 690 metres northeast of Cemitério dos Ingleses.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gamboa and Santo Cristo.
Gamboa
Suburb
Gamboa is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Gamboa, along with Santo Cristo and Saúde, is one of the oldest boroughs of Rio. It was originally settled by the aristocracy, due to the attractive position on the shores of Guanabara Bay, but lost its glamour when the docks were built.
Santo Cristo
Suburb
Santo Cristo is a neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The neighbourhood is named after the Catholic church Santo Cristo dos Milagres situated in the port area.
Centro
Photo: Thiago Souza, CC0.
Rio's Centro is a district in the city of Rio de Janeiro. Centro has most of the city's notable churches and museums, including the Modern Art Museum, as well as many of its most famous bars.
Cemitério dos Ingleses
- Categories: historic site and burial
- Location: Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Southeast, Brazil, South America
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Latitude
-22.89818° or 22° 53′ 53″ southLongitude
-43.19668° or 43° 11′ 48″ westElevation
26 metres (85 feet)Open location code
589R4R23+P8OpenStreetMap ID
way 142557554OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemetery
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In Other Languages
“Cemitério dos Ingleses” goes by many names.
- Portuguese: “Cemitério dos Ingleses (Rio de Janeiro)”
- Portuguese: “Cemitério dos Ingleses”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cemitério dos Ingleses”. Photo: Halleypo, CC BY-SA 3.0.