Cemetery #173301
São Francisco Xavier Cemetery
Local name: Cemitério de São Francisco Xavier
Also known as Cemitério São Francisco Xavier · Cemitério do Caju
0
documented records
≈ 7.8k–16k
approx. capacity (graves)
0.391 km²
cemetery area
Oct 18, 2026
last modified
About this cemetery
São Francisco Xavier is the largest of the necropolises that make up the group known as the Caju Cemetery, in the Caju neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro. It covers 441,000 square metres and is the largest cemetery in the state. Racing driver Ayrton Senna is buried there, and the site has been managed by the concessionaire Reviver since 2015.
Cemetery location
GPS coordinates: 22.882764° S, 43.221920° W Directions in Google Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Nearby cemeteries
The closest other burial grounds listed on EveryStone.
- Caju Jewish Communal Cemetery 410 m away · Rio de Janeiro
- Ordem da Penitência Cemetery 510 m away · Rio
- Memorial do Carmo Cemetery 590 m away · Rio de Janeiro
- Rio de Janeiro English Cemetery 3.1 km away · Rio de Janeiro
- São Francisco de Paula Cemetery 4.8 km away · Rio de Janeiro
- Inhaúma Cemetery 6.1 km away · Del Castilho
- Rio de Janeiro Jewish Cemetery 6.3 km away · Rio de Janeiro
- Cacuia Cemetery 8.6 km away · Cacuia
- São João Batista Cemetery 9.1 km away · Botafogo
- Irajá Cemetery 12 km away · Cordovil
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How big is São Francisco Xavier Cemetery?
São Francisco Xavier Cemetery covers about 39.1 hectares (391,000 m²), about the same size as Glasnevin Cemetery in Dublin. It is the largest of the 308 cemeteries we list in Rio de Janeiro.