March is the month of the Endangered Species Trail

The Friday Trails attraction in March is the Endangered Species Trail, organized and presented by the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden's Environmental Education Service. Visitors will be able to see specimens of Brazilian plant species that are at risk of disappearing and are therefore the target of conservation actions.

Among the 17 species highlighted are, for example, the pink cedar (Cedrela odorata), the jacarandá-caviúna (Dalbergia nigra) and the pink jequitibá (Cariniana legalis), which are widely exploited for their wood; and also the Brazil nut (Bertholletia excelsa) and the juçara palm (Euterpe edulis). The trail information was provided by the National Center for Flora Conservation (CNCFlora).

Departures will be on March 1, 15 and 29, always at 10 a.m.

Meeting point: Visitor Center. No prior booking is necessary.

The trail is free, but there is an entrance fee for the arboretum.

Tickets for the arboretum:

Visitors living in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area (75% off): R$ 18,00

Visitors living in Brazil (60% off): R$ 29,00

Foreign Mercosur visitors (25% off): R$ 55,00

Foreign visitors: R$ 73,00

Children under 5 do not pay. Students, people with disabilities and people over 60 are entitled to half-price tickets on presentation of a supporting document.

Payment at the box office in cash only. Tickets online at jbrj.eleventickets.com with pix or credit card.