Case file · Haunting

Casa de Dona Yayá

Sebastiana de Mello Freire, 'Dona Yayá', an heiress declared insane, was confined in this house in São Paulo's Bela Vista district from the 1920s until her death in 1961. Neighbours later told of her ghost.

1961 CE · -23.56, -46.65 · status: legend

The account

The house now belongs to the University of São Paulo as a cultural centre.

Sources

  1. Wikipedia (Portuguese): Casa de Dona Yayá
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