Cemitério dos Ingleses, Gamboa

The Cemitério dos Ingleses, Gamboa is a cemetery in Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil.

John VI of Portugal ceded two and a half acres of land near the shore of Guanabara Bay to the British in 1809.

The British Ambassador to the Emperor's court (Percy Smythe, 6th Viscount Strangford), founded the cemetery.

[2] The cemetery is located in Rua da Gamboa, in the neighborhood of Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro.

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