Botanical Garden, a Place of Science, Culture, and Leasure

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Visit the Botanical Garden, an institution that is at the forefront of scientific research on tropical flora, and attracts the curiosity of distinguished visitors such as the scientist Albert Einstein. Now it is your turn to know this pleasant space.
• Come and visit the Botanical Garden that integrates culture, environment, and scientific knowledge.
• Observe the plantation areas and leisure spaces crossed by alleys and decorated with sculptures, bridges, pergolas, fountains, and lakes.
• Meet the place for the acclimatization in a tropical climate of oriental spices, such as black tea, in the early nineteenth century.
• Get to know the place where the Chinese, who held millenarian knowledge about tea culture, came to take care of the spices.
• Make a quick visit to the Brazilian Jockey Club, close to the Botanical Garden, and built in Louis XV style.

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Duration: 4 hours
Starts: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours



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Visit the Botanical Garden, an institution that is at the forefront of scientific research on tropical flora, and attracts the curiosity of distinguished visitors such as the scientist Albert Einstein. Now it is your turn to know this pleasant space.
• Come and visit the Botanical Garden that integrates culture, environment, and scientific knowledge.
• Observe the plantation areas and leisure spaces crossed by alleys and decorated with sculptures, bridges, pergolas, fountains, and lakes.
• Meet the place for the acclimatization in a tropical climate of oriental spices, such as black tea, in the early nineteenth century.
• Get to know the place where the Chinese, who held millenarian knowledge about tea culture, came to take care of the spices.
• Make a quick visit to the Brazilian Jockey Club, close to the Botanical Garden, and built in Louis XV style.

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Stop At: Botanical Garden, Rua Jardim Botanico 1008 Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22460-000 Brazil

The Botanical Garden is one of the best-preserved and beautiful green areas of Rio, with about 6500 species of Brazilian and foreign flora.

Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes

Stop At: Jockey Club, Rua Jardim Botanico 1003 Gavea, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro 22470-051 Brazil

With its headquarters built in Louis XV style. Its location is privileged, on the edge of the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon from where you can see Christ, The Redeemer.

Duration: 30 minutes



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