British Burial Fund - Cemitério dos Ingleses

British Burial Fund - Cemitério dos Ingleses The English cemetery was founded in Rio de Janeiro in 1809 after Dom Joao VI donated the land in Gam

Cemetery administered by the British Community, Rio de Janeiro

All Souls' Day 2025The cemetery and chapel will be open for quiet reflection from 8am to 4pm.There will be special praye...
29/10/2025

All Souls' Day 2025

The cemetery and chapel will be open for quiet reflection from 8am to 4pm.

There will be special prayers at our Sunday Service at Christ Church (10:30am, Rua Real Grandeza, 99) giving thanks for all those who have gone before us.

01/11/2021

St. Luke's Episcopal Church will be holding a memorial service at the Cemetery Chapel on All Souls' Day, November 2nd at 10am. The service will be conducted in Portuguese.

All welcome.

01/11/2020

Due to health and safety concerns, unfortunately we will not be able to have our usual service for All Souls’ Day at The English Cemetery in Gamboa.

The cemetery will be open as usual for quiet reflection on the day.

Bom dia, Gamboa!
25/05/2020

Bom dia, Gamboa!

01/11/2019

ALL SOULS' DAY - NOVEMBER 2
There will be the usual service of remembrance of those buried in Gamboa cemetery, tomorrow the 2nd at 11.30am.
ALL ARE WELCOME, AND THE CEMETERY IS OPEN FOR VISITORS ALL DAY, AND EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK, FROM 8AM TO 4PM.

What's that going up in the distance, you don't ask? It's the "Rio Star" of course! 🎡Inspired by London's own "Eye", at ...
21/06/2019

What's that going up in the distance, you don't ask?
It's the "Rio Star" of course! 🎡

Inspired by London's own "Eye", at a height of 88m it will (reportedly) be - upon completion this year - Latin America's biggest big wheel.

A ride promises great views of the English Cemetery in the foreground!

Latest damage to the trees at the front of the cemetery. Already cleaned up by Prefeitura, but only on street side.
18/04/2019

Latest damage to the trees at the front of the cemetery. Already cleaned up by Prefeitura, but only on street side.

We are planting 32 new trees in the cemetery, to take the place of trees that had to be removed.Estamos plantando 32 nov...
13/03/2019

We are planting 32 new trees in the cemetery, to take the place of trees that had to be removed.
Estamos plantando 32 novas arvores no cemitério, para substituir arvores condenadas e cortadas.

More greenery for the cemetery, planting grass. Mais verde para o cemitério - plantando grama.
23/11/2018

More greenery for the cemetery, planting grass.
Mais verde para o cemitério - plantando grama.

29/10/2018

Don't forget All Souls Day service at the cemetery at 11.30 on Friday 2nd November. If you want a name to be remembered, please send it in to the Christ Church office, at

20/10/2018

In Christianity, All Souls' Day commemorates All Souls, the Holy Souls, or the Faithful Departed; that is, the souls of Christians who have died. Observing Christians typically remember deceased relatives on the day. There will be a service at the cemetery at 11.30am on Friday November 2.

Haverá um culto na capela do cemitério dos Ingleses na Gamboa na 6a feira dia 2 de novembro, às 11.30hs.

O Dia de Finados ou Dia dos Mortos é celebrado anualmente em 2 de novembro. No Brasil, esta data é um feriado nacional.

A celebração de Finados é muito importante para algumas religiões, principalmente para os católicos, pois se presta homenagem a todos os entes queridos que já morreram.

Endereço

Rua Da Gamboa 181
Rio De Janeiro, RJ
20220-324

Horário de Funcionamento

Segunda-feira 08:00 - 16:00
Terça-feira 08:00 - 16:00
Quarta-feira 08:00 - 16:00
Quinta-feira 08:00 - 16:00
Sexta-feira 08:00 - 16:00

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+5521985568527

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The British Cemetery at Gamboa

The British Cemetery at Gamboa (Cemitério dos Ingleses) is one of the oldest British institutions in Rio. Until the signing of the 1810 Treaty of Commerce, non-Catholics were either buried at sea or in slave cemeteries or even along the beaches.

In 1810 Dom João VI ceded to the British a small piece of farmland formerly known as the “Forno de Cal” (lime kiln), along the shore of the bay. At that time the sea came up to the wall of the cemetery. Lord Strangford (Percy Clinton Sydney Sythe, sixth Viscount of Strangford) founded the cemetery, and the first burial took place in 1811.

Maria Graham, artist and writer, said of the Gamboa cemetery: “One of the most pleasant places I have ever seen, with wonderful views in every direction, and some magnificent trees...”

It is still a beautiful place, though the views are now a mixture of “Samba City” and “favela”. City Hall is developing the dock area, and has built the Cidade do Samba and an Olympic Village. The favela has been improved with a “favela-bairro” project, a “Favela Museum” and a new Municipal School. The cemetery is listed under the city’s Cultural Heritage as an historic site, by INEPAC - Institute Estadual de Patrimônio Cultural - http://www.inepac.rj.gov.br