Wetland
Water birds.
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Marshal Mascarenhas de Moraes Park is a park in the Humaitá district of northern Porto Alegre, opened on 2 July 1982, the first in the city created under the law dividing land according to the quality and nature of the soil. It is named after Marshal Mascarenhas de Moraes, commander of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy in World War II. Its story is one of environmental recovery: the area was a marsh filled with a household-waste landfill to allow building, but the park's natural section has regained the character of the original wetland. Today it covers 18.3 hectares, eight of them wetland and six an ecological reserve, threaded by paths and corners among planted native vegetation that draws water birds. It also has a leisure area with football and volleyball pitches, a bocce court, a skating track, barbecue grills and covered kiosks, popular with families at weekends. It is close to the Arena do Grêmio stadium, and entry is free.
Water birds.
Among the plants.
Weekends.
Rua Aloísio Filho 570, Humaitá, Porto Alegre
It was a marsh filled with a landfill whose natural section regained its wetland character; it opened as a park in 1982.
