African Trail is featured during Black Awareness Month

During Black Awareness Month, the African Trail is the highlight of Friday Trails. The African Trail offered by the Visitor Center is represented by 19 species in the arboretum. Some are native to Brazil, while others came from Africa and other tropical regions around the world, and have been used by various African peoples and their descendants since they arrived here. Among the species that can be observed are the flamboyant (Delonix regia), native to Madagascar, and the oil palm (Elaeis guineensis), native to the west coast of Africa, from Senegal to Angola.

The guided tour is free, with only the arboretum entrance fee charged. The meeting point is the Visitor Center, every Friday in November, at 10 a.m. On the 21st, the trail will be guided by botanist Marcus Felippe Oliveira da Silva. Exceptionally, on the 21st, there will be registration (free of charge) by phone or in person at the Visitor Center.

Service – African Trail

Dates: Fridays, November 14, 21, and 28, at 10 a.m.
November 21 – on this date, registration is required by email at cvis@jbrj.gov.br or in person at the Visitor Center.
Meeting point: Visitor Center
Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
Rua Jardim Botânico, 1008

Admission fee
Visitors residing in Brazil: R$ 40.00 (full price) and R$ 20.00 (half price)
Foreign visitors: R$ 80.00
Children under 5 years old are free. Residents of Brazil over 60 years old, people with disabilities, students, among others, are entitled to half-price admission and pay R$ 20.00.
Payment at the ticket office is cash and pix only. Online tickets are available at jbrj.eleventickets.com with pix or credit card.