Ravenna, Italy from 22 to 24 October. Luiz Rabelo was author of "Soledade - Il primo cimitero della Amazzonia".

1. « Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia »
Luiz Rabelo First Funerary Architecture International Symposium “City of the dead / City of the living Città dei morti / Città dei vivi”

2. Luiz Rabelo
1 The brazilian cemeteries
2 The cemetery of Soledade
3 The metaproject
1.1 The mortuary Styles
2.1 The use

3. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia
• From the second half of the nineteenth century, governments began to reorganize the space and the relation of the
dead with the living.
• Social distinction of the tombs, picnic, civic procession and Sunday tours
• The tumularia art (made by European artists with imported materials)
The British Cemetery
inaugurated in 1810, is
located in the
neighborhood of
Gamboa -Rio de Janeiro
(Maria Graham).
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The cemetery São
João Batista
Inaugurated in
1851 – Rio de
Janeiro.
The brazilian cemeteries1.0

4. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia
 Until the mid-90s, the country had only one crematorium. In 2008 practically
all states already had a crematorium
 The final disposal of ashes is free and can be kept in vaults or delivered to the
depositary ash
 Religious issues help explain the growth of cremations (Authorisation of
Catholic Church)
 During this process the gases are treated so as not to pollute the air and the
dispersion of ash does not offer the risk of contaminating the water table
 Today, 98.5% of the dead are buried and only 1.5% is cremated
1.1 The mortuary styles
 75% of public cemeteries in Brazil have
environmental and health problems
 Surface: proliferation of animals as vectors of
disease
 Underground: water table contamination.
 Diseases associated with consumption of
contaminated water
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5. Luiz Rabelo
1 The brazilian cemeteries
2 The cemetery of Soledade
3 The metaproject
1.1 The mortuary Styles
2.1 The use

6. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia | Luiz Rabelo

7. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia
• Batista Campos district (2.200m² area)
• Today is a central area, with a broad accessibility.
• It presents a great urban infrastructure: public facilities, recreational areas, afforestation,
institutional and private services, diversified trades
• Attractive to real estate speculation.
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The cemetery Nossa Senhora da Soledade2.0

8. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia
• Circulation of vehicles and
people: heavy traffic of cars
and buses, due to the central
position.
• Wide range of trading facilities:
institutional, educational,
religious and recreational.
• Food products against the rear
wall of the ancient necropolis.
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The cemetery Nossa Senhora da
Soledade
2.0

9. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia | Luiz Rabelo

10. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia
• A strong symbolic representation
• Rites every Monday
• tourists and gothic young people
63%
16%
10%
6%
2%
1%
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The use2.1

11. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia | Luiz Rabelo

12. Luiz Rabelo
1 The brazilian cemeteries
2 The cemetery of Soledade
3 The metaproject
1.1 The mortuary Styles
2.1 The use

13. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia | Luiz Rabelo
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Sustainability goals: The set of management should aim to revenues, with new uses that
contribute to cover periodic upkeep of the physical material of the equity structure as well.
The metaproject
Technologies for the reuse of rain water and solar capitation were integrated into the architectural design. This because were considered the
frequent rainy seasons and the intense sunny days of the city of Belém.
c
cThe composition should continue with its secular use as a place of worship of the dead and the "souls" by the community. In
addition, the assembly should be opened daily to the public, with the aim of create a new contemplative recreation area for
the city: a true place of exhibition of art, an authentic memory place

14. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia | Luiz Rabelo
The metaproject3.0

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17. Soledade - Il primo cimitero dell’Amazzonia | Luiz Rabelo First Funerary Architecture International Symposium “City of the dead / City of the living Città dei morti / Città dei vivi”