Niterói circus fire

The Niterói circus fire was a fire disaster which occurred on December 17, 1961 in the city of Niterói, Brazil. A fire in the tent housing a sold-out performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano caused 323 deaths; it was later proven to be caused by arson. Adilson Marcelino Alves, a disgruntled employee, and two accomplices, were later arrested and convicted for the arson.

References

This article incorporates information from the equivalent article on the Portuguese Wikipedia.

• Website devoted to the fire^{[dead link]}
• A cidade como sentimento: história e memória de um acontecimento na sociedade contemporânea - o incêndio do Gran Circus Norte-Americano em Niterói, 1961
• O INCÊNDIO DO GRAN CIRCUS AMERICANO

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