Zona Sul's only cemetery (1852) is an open-air museum of marble and bronze, and the resting place of Tom Jobim, Carmen Miranda, Santos Dumont, Cazuza and Clara Nunes. Cariocas rarely visit outside All Souls' Day; it is a calm, moving walk.
- Address
- Rua General Polidoro, 245, Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro
- Hours
- Mon-Sun 07:00-18:00 (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Morning · About 1 h
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- R$
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- The best tombs are on the central axis, nicknamed 'Vieira Souto', and two quadras on each side (Veja Rio).
- Find Santos Dumont's mausoleum topped by Icarus, Tom Jobim under a royal palm planted by his widow, and Clara Nunes' white stone covered in flowers (Veja Rio).
- The Academia Brasileira de Letras mausoleum, with Machado de Assis, is opened to the public only on Finados, 2 November (Veja Rio).