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Monumento Nacional aos Mortos da II Guerra Mundial
Monumento Nacional aos Mortos da II Guerra Mundial

Dedicated to WWII


Parque Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes
Aterro do Flamengo
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
20021-140

Neighborhood: Centre

Phone: +55 21 2240 1283
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Not many people, including Brazilians themselves, are fully aware of the country's involvement in World War II. In reality, the country sent many battalions and this monument is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the European theater of war, especially in Italy. The monument includes a small museum with military artifacts from those dark years, a mausoleum and the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, and is guarded by the three Armed Forces. Entry is free.

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