Cemitério dos Ingleses, Gamboa

British Cemetery Gamboa

Cemitério dos Ingleses Gamboa
Details
Established	1811
Location	Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro
Country	Brazil
Coordinates	22°54′S 43°12′W / 22.900°S 43.200°W / -22.900; -43.200Coordinates: 22°54′S 43°12′W / 22.900°S 43.200°W / -22.900; -43.200
Type	British
Website	Cemetery Details. Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
Find a Grave	British Cemetery Gamboa

The Cemitério dos Ingleses, Gamboa is a cemetery in Gamboa, Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. It is also known as the English Cemetery or the British Cemetery Gamboa.

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. The first burial was in 1811.

There are 8 World War I and 4 World War II Commonwealth war graves in the cemetery.

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