The Consolação Cemetery is the oldest functioning necropolis in the Brazilian municipality of São Paulo, capital of the state of the same name. It is one of Brazil's main references in the area of tomb art, next to the São João Batista Cemetery, in Rio de Janeiro. Located in the district of Consolação, in the central region of the city, it was founded on July 10, 1858 and officially opened on August 15 of the same year, with the name of Municipal Cemetery, with an area of 76 340 m².
Its main objective at the time was to guarantee wholesomeness and prevent epidemics, as it would replace the then-recurring habit of burying the dead on the church grounds. It is one of the 22 public cemeteries administered by the Funeral Service of the Municipality of São Paulo.
