Cemitério da Cacuia

Cemitério da Cacuia is a cemetery in Rio de Janeiro, Grande Rio, Rio de Janeiro which is located on Estrada do Cacuia. Cemitério da Cacuia is situated nearby to the community center União da Ilha do Governador, as well as near the suburb Praia da Bandeira.

Type: Cemetery
Also known as: “Cemiterio da Cacuia”
Address: 46 Estrada do Cacuia

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include União da Ilha do Governador and Estádio Luso Brasileiro.

União da Ilha do Governador

Community center

Photo: Arleson Rezende, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Grêmio Recreativo Escola de Samba União da Ilha do Governador was founded on March 7, 1953 by the friends Maurício Gazelle, and Quincas Orphylo, who were in Cacuia, the main site of the carnival parade of the Ilha do Governador, watching the presentation of small schools of samba and blocks of various districts of the island. União da Ilha do Governador is situated 220 metres southwest of Cemitério da Cacuia.

Estádio Luso Brasileiro

Stadium

Photo: Junius, Public domain.

Estádio Luso Brasileiro, formerly known as Ilha do Urubu, Arena Petrobras, Arena Botafogo and Estádio da Ilha do Governador is a football stadium inaugurated on 2 October 1965 in Ilha do Governador neighborhood, Rio de Janeiro. Estádio Luso Brasileiro is situated 2½ km northwest of Cemitério da Cacuia.