Rio's Botanical Garden has a program on the Atlantic Forest starting on the 25th

In the month of Atlantic Forest Day (May 27), the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden will be promoting a week of activities to highlight the importance of preserving one of the world's most diverse and threatened biomes. Starting on the 25th, the public will be able to take part in guided trails to the Orchidarium, Cactarium and Herbarium, educational workshops and fun and cultural activities about the Atlantic Forest biome, as well as exhibitions.

Check out the program below:

May 25th (Saturday)

• Birdwatching tour with ornithologist Henrique Rajão

Time: 8 a.m.
Meeting point: Visitor Center

26th May (Sunday)

• Planting stories: Pau-Brasil. Through literature and art, the activity will look at brazilwood, a species native to the Atlantic Forest.

Time: 3 p.m.
Venue: Botanical Garden Museum

May 27th (Monday)
Atlantic Forest Game
Time: 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Location: Galpão das Artes, with Ecotourism students from the Center for Social and Environmental Responsibility
In a playful way, through a giant board game, with lots of interaction, visitors, who will be the game pieces themselves, will receive information about the biome, including botany, relief, agronomy, forests and urban impacts. The game was developed in two modes: seedlings (for children) and fruit (for adults).

• Guided tour of the nursery and orchid garden

Times: 10 a.m. and 3 p.m.
The visit includes specific points in the Orchid Garden to learn about the species of this family native to the Atlantic Forest.

May 27 to 29 (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday)

• Treasure hunt on the Atlantic Forest trail

Time: 9.30 a.m. and 2 p.m. (Monday and Tuesday) and 2 p.m. (Wednesday)
Conducted by educators from the Environmental Education Service, the activity will be divided into two parts. The first consists of a dynamic session in the Didactic Laboratory, with the making of a mini-exsiccata with species representative of the Atlantic Forest. Exsiccates are samples of plants collected by researchers, pressed, dehydrated and registered, which are then deposited in herbaria for study.
The second stage will take place on the Atlantic Forest trail. This is a special route through the arboretum, where native and endangered species of the biome can be seen, as well as the wild animals that inhabit the area. Along the way, the children will take part in an adventure, searching for hidden "treasures".

May 28th (Tuesday)

• Guided tour of the herbarium, exhibition of exsiccates, carpoteca and xylotheque of iconic species of the Atlantic Forest.

Time: 10 a.m.
Location: herbarium
In the hall of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Herbarium, visitors will be able to see native specimens from the Atlantic Rainforest that make up its botanical collection. Exsiccates, fruit and wood found in the biome will be on display. They will also learn what a herbarium is, its importance and how it works.

• Guided tour of the Cactarium

Time: 3 p.m.
Meeting point: Visitor Center
During the guided tour, visitors will get to know the cacti that grow on the trees of the Atlantic Forest.
May 28th (Tuesday)

• Guided tour of the herbarium, exhibition of exsiccates, carpoteca and xylotheque of iconic species of the Atlantic Forest.

Time: 10 a.m.
Location: herbarium
In the hall of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden Herbarium, visitors will be able to see native specimens from the Atlantic Rainforest that make up its botanical collection. Exsiccates, fruit and wood found in the biome will be on display. They will also learn what a herbarium is, its importance and how it works.

• Guided tour of the Cactarium

Time: 3 p.m.
Meeting point: Visitor Center
During the guided tour, visitors will get to know the cacti that grow on the trees of the Atlantic Forest.

• Exhibition of botanical illustrations of Atlantic Forest species

Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Venue: National School of Tropical Botany - Solar da Imperatriz (Rua Pacheco Leão, 2040, Horto)
Samples of work developed by former students and teachers responsible for botanical illustration courses with an emphasis on Atlantic Forest species will be on display.

An exhibition of books on the Atlantic Forest and biodiversity will also be open to the public from next Wednesday ( May 22) until the 29th, at the Barbosa Rodrigues Library, from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.
This May, visitors can also take part in the Atlantic Forest Guided Trail, which takes place on Fridays (the 24th and 31st) at 10 a.m. The meeting point is at the Visitor Center. The meeting point is at the Visitor Center. Jatobá, paineira, ipê-roxo, chichá, vinhático, bromélia-imperial and pau-brasil are some of the species featured on the Atlantic Forest Trail. The walking trail lasts approximately one hour and 30 minutes and features 27 species of the biome grown in the arboretum.

There is no need to register in advance to take part in the activities. Just arrive and join in. For the activities in the arboretum, visitors only pay the entrance fee.

Rua Jardim Botânico, 1008
Tel: (21) 3874-1808
Entrance fee
Visitors living in the Rio de Janeiro Metropolitan Area: R$ 18,00
Visitors living in Brazil: R$ 29,00
Foreign visitors from Mercosur: R$ 55,00
Foreign visitors: R$ 73.00

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.