Niterói circus fire

Name: Niterói circus fire
Start: 1961

1961 CE.

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A fire occurred in the tent housing a sold-out performance by the Gran Circus Norte-Americano on 17 December 1961 in the city of Niterói, Brazil, caused more than 500 deaths. It is the worst fire disaster to occur in Brazil.

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