Londrina Off The Beaten Path

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Located just a few blocks south of downtown Londrina, the Cemitério São Pedro was just outside the city when it was originally laid out. However, the city has grown around it and now it is pretty much within the central business district, though slightly south of the true center even now.

You will find a variety of crypts used for the dead here - from those obviously owned by fairly wealthy families to those owned by somewhat lesser families. Variety also comes in the sheer number of different type of crypts. Some of these are almost summer houses in appearance, while others are simple concrete platforms. Some are adorned with fairly complicated statues and other artwork, and tile work.

Due to its age, you will find some of the older families here.

The cemetery is in the process of rebuilding some of the older crypts that have fallen into disrepair and are apparently forgotten by the families that have their relatives stored inside.

The plots are rectangular, but the pathways cut through the cemetery at angles in places, creating small triangular plazas. A park like plaza, which has been somewhat neglected, sits in the exact center of the cemetery.

The cemetery center is on the south side of Avenida Juscelino Kubitsheck, on the very south side of the cemetery. They have a unique (to South America most likely) VW van hearse that is used to move the body in the procession from the center to the grave site.

How to Get Here: Follow Avenida São Paulo south from downtown for approximately six blocks and you will come right to the cemetery. Parking can be a bit of a pain, so I do suggest walking. It is a very short distance. The middle of the cemetery is located where Rua Cambara and Avenida São Paulo would come together if the cemetery did not exist. Multiple bus routes operate nearby on Rua Senador Souza Naves (one way street going south) and a few other nearby streets.