Alecrim Cemetery
| Cemitério do Alecrim (Alecrim Cemetery) | |
|---|---|
Chapel of Alecrim Cemetery | |
Interactive map of Cemitério do Alecrim (Alecrim Cemetery) | |
| Details | |
| Established | November 24, 1956 |
| Location | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte |
| Country | Brazil |
| Coordinates | 5°47′30.786″S 35°12′51.332″W / 5.79188500°S 35.21425889°W |
| Owned by | Prefeitura de Natal |
| Find a Grave | Cemitério do Alecrim |
Alecrim Cemetery (Cemitério do Alecrim) is a public cemetery in Natal, Brazil, located in the district of Alecrim. It was established on November 24, 1856, and was the first public cemetery built in the city.[1][2] [3][4][5][6] The need for a cemetery was identified by the City, through Resolution 323, on August 2, 1855, following outbreaks of smallpox, yellow fever and cholera. It was originally known as Natal Cemetery.[7][8] Historian Luís da Câmara Cascudo in his book, História da Cidade do Natal, refers to two potential origins of the name, Alecrim. The first refers to locals who had the habit of decorating the front of their houses with rosemary. The second relates to a local resident who used to decorate children's coffins with branches of rosemary.[9]
The Alecrim Cemetery is identified as part of Natal's Historical and Cultural Heritage and was officially recognized in 2011 by Decree No. 9,541 of the Municipal Council of Culture.[9]
The cemetery includes the graves of several notable people with ties to the community,[9] including:
- Juvino Barreto, pioneering industrialist
- Pedro Velho, politician, journalist, and founder of the newspaper, A República
- Henrique Castriciano, poet
- Câmara Cascudo, historian
- Café Filho, 18th president of Brazil (1954-55)
- Luiz Gonzaga, soldier killed in the Communist Intentona
- Djalma Maranhão, mayor of Natal (1956-59, and 1961-64)
References
- ^ RN, Do G1 (2016-11-02). "Cemitério do Alecrim remonta história de Natal". Rio Grande do Norte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2020-08-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Johnny Guide (2023-11-07). Cemitério do alecrim o maior de Natal , onde as pessoas mas importantes do estado do RN. Retrieved 2025-08-14 – via YouTube.
- ^ Tavares, Diogo Fontes de Souza (2016-06-29). "Os muros do além: a construção do Cemitério do Alecrim e a (des)secularização da morte em NataL/RN". repositorio.ufpb.br. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Cemitério do Alecrim – Arte Funerária Brasil" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ Carneiro, Bartolomeu Silva (2022-11-29). A morte é uma aula: o cemitério do Alecrim como referência viva da história de Natal-RN. Orientador: Roberto Airon Silva (Thesis). Dissertação (Mestrado Profissional em Ensino de História - Profhistoria) - Centro de Ciências Humanas, Letras e Artes, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, Natal, 2022. p. 120. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ Hilneth Correia (2024-11-01). "CEMITÉRIOS DE NATAL TERÃO EXTENSA PROGRAMAÇÃO RELIGIOSA DURANTE DIA DE FINADOS" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Alecrim: O Cemitério (Parte 1 - A rejeição)". Natal das Antigas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-03-03. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ "Alecrim: O Cemitério (Parte 2 - Lugar de Memória)". Natal das Antigas (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2021-03-17. Retrieved 2025-08-14.
- ^ a b c "Natal – Cemitério do Alecrim | ipatrimônio" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-10-18.
External links
- "Secretaria Municipal de Serviços Urbanos - Cemitérios". Prefeitura Municipal do Natal (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2025-08-14.