Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

The Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro (Portuguese Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro) is located in the district of Jardim Botânico south of the city. He was in 1808 by John VI. founded.

Covering an area of ​​about 140 acres of the Botanical Garden is home to about 6,500 species, including some threatened with extinction. The Botanical Garden of Rio is one of the ten most important of its kind in the world. The UNESCO declared it a Biosphere Reserve. The 128 palm trees of the main avenue Barbosa Rodrigues many dating back from the time of the creation of the garden. In addition to numerous greenhouses, Orchid arias and rose gardens, forming a lake with giant water plants, such as the largest water lily of the Amazon, Vitória Regia, a main attraction. Also to be found in the garden:

  • Casa dos Pilões, a former gunpowder factory ( closed since 1988 due to renovations )
  • Bromeliad House
  • Greenhouse with carnivorous plants (renovated in 2004 )
  • Zoo with over 2500 different species of animals
  • National Museum of the Imperial period

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