Cemitério São João Batista
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Cemitério São João Batista (Cemetery of Saint John the Baptist) is a municipal cemetery in the neighborhood in Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro.
[edit] Famous people buried
- Antonio Carlos Jobim - Brazilian musician (composer of "The Girl From Ipanema"
- Vinicius de Moraes - Brazilian poet,diplomat and composer
- Bussunda - Brazilian comedian and TV personality.
- Carmen Miranda - Portuguese-Brazilian singer and actress
- Chacrinha - Brazilian TV entertainer
- Heitor Villa-Lobos - Brazilian composer
- Marcelo Caetano - Prime-Minister of Portugal
- Nelson Gonçalves - Brazilian singer
- Nelson Rodrigues - Brazilian author
- Roberto Marinho - Founder of the biggest Brazilian TV channel, TV Globo.
- Alberto Santos-Dumont - Brazilian aviator