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11/04/2013
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Gerard Monge , the Pax River , shows some models of ash urns
Besides bringing the pain of loss , death of a parent can complicate a family 's budget , especially when it occurs unexpectedly . According funeral surveyed by EXTRA , no funeral (more burial ) costs at least R$ 1,200. If the family choose to cremate the body , the minimum spend goes to R $ 2,900 .
But all this expense can be avoided with planning. Funeral Rio offer care plans from R$ 0.99 per month (check the table below ) . At Pax River , plans from R $ 2 monthly include cremation.
- The plans are making the number of cremations rise lately . A family , for example , who pays R$ 20 a month the right cremation - explains Gerard Monk , director of funeral assistance Pax River .
The associate Daniel , 83 , used the plan to make the funeral and cremation of his wife.
- She died a few days ago , at age 73. The funeral and cremation were covered by the plan . She was the owner , and I was addicted . We paid R$ 27 per month for a little over a year until she died . I had the desire to be cremated and talked with her , he decided to join. Today , cremation leaves much more affordable than burial. And it is a much more clean than being buried . I will deposit the ashes of my wife in a place that has always been special to her - told .
Although it is becoming popular , cremation option is still few. According Henrique Gomes , funeral director Santa Casa Rio de Janeiro , only about 15 % of deaths result in cremation in Rio .
- Many people think the high value , but in the long term, cremation comes out cheaper than burial. That's because , after three years of renting the pit or the drawer , if the family wants to keep the remains will have to pay R$ 3000 to R$ 4000 for a niche to keep them - Henrique highlights .
Small precautions can also reduce the cost of cremation . Monk draws attention to the statement that those who wish to be cremated must register .
- Just the person signing the declaration and notarize a notary . If registration is done after a person dies , will cost R$ 300 on average , relatives - explains the director of Pax River .
The plan includes this funeral urn simpler wood , which , in the crematorium of the Santa Casa de Misericordia , costs R$ 250 . But there are more expensive options : urns made out of Carrara marble for about R $ 3,500 , while the bronze for R$ 4000 .
Source : Extra - online
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