• Around the World in 180 Days
    You'd never guess it's a cemetery
    But it isChapel building and a playgroundThe property is beautifully landscaped14 floorsThe car museum1Pele's MercedesThe cafe at the cemeterySantos' historic districtLunch time

    Santos, Brazil

    March 2, 2023 in Brazil ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    We’re in Brazil now. We visited a number of Brazilian ports in 2020, including Santos so didn’t feel the need to take a formal excursion here and neither did our friends Geraldine and Thomas so we ventured out together. Our destination? The world’s tallest cemetery! “The cemetery is 14 stories high and occupies a total of 1.8 hectares of land and contains about 16,000 graves. It received the Guinness World Records title for the tallest cemetery in the world. Brazilian footballer Pelé was buried there on 3 January 2023.)” - Wikipedia

    It was fascinating! As you can see in the pictures, it looks like any high rise. But it’s been thoughtfully designed to offer a chapel, gardens, meeting rooms and water features including waterfalls, goldfish ponds, parrot and peacock enclosures, a children’s playground and a café complete with a patio and duck pond.

    The only baffling element of the property was its antique car museum 🤔 which was closed but its mechanic was there and excitedly toured us around it in Portuguese😫. The museum’s most recent acquisition was Pele’s Mercedes.

    The cemetery visit was one of the most interesting outings we’ve had so far (other than penguins).

    We then explored Santos’ historic area and had lunch.    Read more