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Botanical Gardens are protected areas, consisting, in whole or in part by collections of living plants scientifically recognized, organized, documented and identified, with the purpose of study, research and documentation of regional flora, the public, serving the education, culture, recreation and environmental conservation.

The Botanical Garden of Porto Alegre was opened in 1958 with the exposure of the first collections of palms, conifers, cacti, agave and lily. Since 1974 were created botanical collections of trees (Arboretum) organized by forests, botanical families and thematic groups. It has an area of 39 ha.

Currently, he is considered one of the top five botanical gardens in Brazil due to the diversity of plant collections, qualification structure and training of technical staff and operational.

Hours of Operation: The garden is open from Tuesdays to Sundays from 8am to 5pm.

Admission Fees:

Adults - RS$ 2,00 (around US$ 1.00)

Adults 60 years of age and older - RS$ 1,00 (around US$ 0.50)

Students - RS$ 1,00 (around US$ 0.50)

One Month Pass - RS$ 5,00 (around US$ 2.50)

Children (up to 12 years of age) - FREE admission

Phone/fax: (0xx51) 3320-2024
E-mail: jbotanico@fzb.rs.gov.br

Homepage: http://www.fzb.rs.gov.br/jardimbotanico
Address: Rua Dr. Salvador França, 1427 - Jardim Botânico
Porto Alegre, RS, BR - CEP: 90.690-000

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