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Rio de Janeiro Botanic Garden
Garden information
- Address
- Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro - Rua Jardim Botânico - Jardim Botânico, Rio de Janeiro - State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- jbrj@jbrj.gov.br
- Website
- Official website ↗
About
The Botanical Garden of Rio de Janeiro – JBRJ – was founded on June 13, 1808. It arose from a decision by the then Portuguese Prince Regent D. João to install a gunpowder factory and a garden for the acclimatization of plant species originating in Rio de Janeiro. other parts of the world. Today, the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Research Institute – the name it received in 1995 – is a federal agency linked to the Ministry of the Environment and constitutes one of the most important research centers in the world in the areas of botany and biodiversity conservation.
Location
Botanical Garden