Morumbi Cemetery

Atlas ObscuraAug 7

Grave of Ayrton Senna in Paraíso do Morumbi, Brazil

Ayrton Senna was a three-time F1 world champion and a national hero in Brazil. Yet, his grave completely rejects the grand monuments typical for a global icons. instead there is a simple plaque that reads in Portuguese: Nada pode me separar do amor de Deus (“Nothing can separate me from the love of God”) For a man who lived his life at 200 mph under the roaring engines of Formula One, his final…