Evolution Garden
The plant circle.
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Brasília's Botanical Garden is devoted above all to the cerrado, the Brazilian savanna covering the centre of the country. Its site was planned when the capital was built, but it was only formally founded on 8 March 1985. It lies on the DF-035 road in the administrative region that bears its name, south-east of the city. Its most unusual feature is the «Evolution Garden», a circle of about three hectares showing how plants evolved by their reproductive systems, following the model of the botanist George Ledyard Stebbins, with the oldest plants at the centre and the most evolved at the edges. There is also a permaculture house used for meetings and exhibitions, a scented garden, an agroforestry garden, an amphitheatre for big events, and trails through cerrado with twisted trees and wildflowers. Tickets are R$5, and children up to 12, over-60s and everyone on Sundays and holidays go free. It opens Tuesday to Sunday 9:00-17:00, with last entry at 16:30, and walkers and cyclists enter free between 7:00 and 9:00.
The plant circle.
Twisted trees, wildflowers.
For the senses.
DF-035 road, Jardim Botânico region, Brasília
Tickets are R$5, but entry is free on Sundays and holidays and for children up to 12 and over-60s.