Forest in the city
Giant trees.
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The Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, founded in 1866 and named after the Swiss naturalist Émil Goeldi, who reorganised it and ran it from 1894 to 1905, is the main research centre on the nature and peoples of the Brazilian Amazon. In Belém's São Brás district, its Parque Zoobotânico is a piece of Amazon forest in the city, with a botanical garden and a zoo of Amazonian animals, and is listed as national heritage. The institute keeps vast scientific collections, among them more than 200,000 botanical specimens gathered since 1895 and some 150,000 vertebrates, though most are for research. Visitors come for the shaded paths among giant trees, the animals of the region and the exhibitions. The park opens Wednesday to Sunday 9:00-16:00; tickets cost R$3, free for children under 12 and over-60s.
Giant trees.
In the park.
Since 1866.
Avenida Magalhães Barata 376, São Brás, Belém
Wednesday to Sunday 9:00-16:00; tickets cost R$3, free for children under 12 and over-60s.
