[1][2] The House of the Seven Deaths is located in the Santo Antônio Além do Carmo neighborhood, at the bend in Rua do Passo, a street that runs north to Church and Convent of Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Igreja e Convento de Nossa Senhora do Carmo).

The first recorded owner of the house was Father Manuel de Almeida, who owned the residence in the 18th century until his death by homicide in 1755.

The murderer was never discovered, the building is called the House of Seven Deaths, despite only four being recorded by the Appeals Court.

[3][1] Dona Catarina de Senna da Silva Marinho became the owner of the property in 1795.

In the 19th century, Joaquim Esteves dos Santos became the owner and with his death in 1881, the property passed to his heirs.

Its external structure is made of masonry, and the main façade is covered with azulejos produced in Portugal in the 19th century.