Weekly Program at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, October 9 to 15

Activities at the Sensory Garden for National Day of Struggle for the Rights of Persons with disabilities

Tuesday, October 13, from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 2 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The program focuses on accessibility, inclusion, and raising awareness of the rights of people with disabilities, as part of the mobilizations for the National Day of Struggle for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, observed on September 21.
The program includes guided tours of the Sensory Garden and cognitive-sensory activities, including guided mobility experiences, a sensory mat, and boxes with tactile and olfactory stimuli. The activities address issues related to accessibility, barriers faced by people with disabilities, and different ways of interacting with nature.
Organized by: João Carlos Silva Center for Socio-Environmental Responsibility (CRS/JBRJ).
Location: Sensory Garden – access via Rua Jardim Botânico, 1008.
This activity earns a stamp for the Botanical Garden Passport.

Environmental Educator’s Day to Feature Creative Workshop and Tour of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden for Educators and Teachers

To celebrate Environmental Educator’s Day, observed on October 15, the Environmental Education Service (SEA) of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden will hold a special gathering for educators, teachers, and professionals from institutions that partner with the SEA.

The initiative aims to provide a moment of integration, relaxation, exchange of experiences, and appreciation for professionals working in education. It also seeks to recognize the importance of their practices in building knowledge and strengthening the relationship between society and the environment.

The program will include a playful and creative workshop on making educational materials using accessible and/or recyclable materials, followed by a walk through the Arboretum. During the tour, which will also have a recreational character, participants will learn about elements of the flora, landscape, and history, as well as the environmental and scientific importance of the space.

The activity is free and will begin at 9 a.m. No advance registration is required. The SEA is located next to the ticket office.

Program

Date: Thursday, October 15

9 a.m. – Reception and welcome
9:15 a.m. – Presentation of the proposal and integration activity
9:30 a.m. – Playful and creative workshop
10:45 a.m. – Workshop closing and group photo/documentation
11 a.m. – Tour of the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden
12 p.m. – Closing and social gathering

Rua Jardim Botânico, 1008
Tel.: (21) 2274-9471

Friday Trails – Palm Trail
Fridays – October 2, 9, 16, and 23, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Meeting point: Visitor Center.
The trail earns a stamp toward the Trail Explorer journey in the Botanical Garden Passport.

Exhibition “The Time of Plants”
Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Casa Pacheco Leão
The exhibition explores the origins of Camellia sinensis in the mountains of southern China and Coffea arabica in the highlands of Ethiopia, Kenya, and Sudan, reflecting on the historical connections between Africa, Asia, and Brazil. One of the highlights of the exhibition is Tea no Tea, by Chinese artist Jingwei Bu, which evokes the tea ceremony. By removing the objects from the ritual, the artist invites us to notice what remains: the time devoted to others, being present, the pause, and human connection.
Free admission.

Botanical Garden Museum Program with Special Activities for Children’s Day

Exhibition “Women in Science: Graziela Barroso and Marie Curie”
When: through November 2
Opening hours: Thursday to Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (last admission at 5 p.m.); closed on Wednesdays
Free admission.
The exhibition honors scientists Graziela Barroso and Marie Curie and features photographs, documents, research instruments, and historical records of the two researchers. The initiative is part of the program of the 23rd National Week of Science and Technology (SNCT), which this year has the theme “Their Science.” The event will take place at the Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden from October 27 to November 1.

Launch of the Book Semeando histórias: Guia de experiências para a educação infantil + Conversation with MJB Educators

Date: October 9 (Friday)
Time: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location: Multipurpose Room
Audience: Educators, teachers, and education professionals
Capacity: 70, on a first-come, first-served basis

Conversation with simultaneous Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) interpretation to launch the book Semeando histórias: Guia de experiências para a educação infantil, which brings together a series of activities for early childhood education developed by the Botanical Garden Museum’s education team.

Workshop with MJB Educators

Inhabiting the Garden: Research as an Educational Practice

Date: October 9 (Friday)
Time: 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Location: Museum gardens
Audience: Educators, teachers, and education professionals in general
Capacity: 70, on a first-come, first-served basis

Through experiences in the Museum gardens, participants learn about the research and educational practices of the MJB Education Program and transform sensations, memories, and botanical knowledge into affective maps on fabric. The activity includes a Brazilian Sign Language interpreter.

Cultivating Ideas: Children and Nature

Date: October 9 (Friday)
Time: 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Location: Multipurpose Room
Audience: Educators, teachers, and education professionals in general
Capacity: 70, on a first-come, first-served basis

In partnership with the Memorial of the Federal Prosecutor’s Office in Rio de Janeiro and Instituto Alana, the program brings together discussions and cinema to reflect on childhood, nature, and education. The discussion “Museums, Parks, and Naturalized Spaces” addresses children’s contact with nature and climate literacy, with Carolina Capitu Maciel (Alana), Graziela Kunsch (visual artist and educator), Maria Luiza Lopes (MJB), and Paolo Massoni (ENBT/JBRJ). This will be followed by a screening of the film Do Colo da Terra and the discussion “Indigenous Childhoods,” addressing ways of living, learning, and caring for nature, with Guilherme Lobo Pecoral (Alana), Martinha Guajajara (FNEEI), Renata Meirelles (Território do Brincar), and Veronica Pinheiro (LAS). 

Open Educational Space

Date: October 10, 11, and 12 (Saturday to Monday)
Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: Welcoming Room
Audience: Children aged 4 to 12
Capacity: 20, on a first-come, first-served basis

A space to create, experiment, and let the imagination flourish. After visiting the Botanical Garden Museum, children are invited to transform their impressions and discoveries into artistic creations, exploring materials such as natural paints, paper, and colored pencils. A free-form activity that brings art and nature together.

Sow – Sensory Activity for Babies

with Cirandinhas, bebê e cia

Date: October 10 (Saturday)
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Meeting point: Multipurpose Room
Audience: Babies aged 0 to 3
Capacity: 20, on a first-come, first-served basis

A sensory activity for babies that fosters an affectionate and creative connection with nature through music, stories, scents, and textures.

Art and Nature Workshop – Creating Natural Paints

Date: October 10 (Saturday)
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Meeting point: Welcoming Room
Audience: Children and families
Capacity: 20, on a first-come, first-served basis

Discover that soil can also produce colors and create your own paints using natural soil pigments. The activity brings together art, nature, and ancestral knowledge in an experience of creation and connection with the earth.

Educational Visit – Flying Rivers

Date: October 10 and 12 (Saturday and Monday)
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Meeting point: Welcoming Room
Audience: Children and families
Capacity: 20, on a first-come, first-served basis

An investigative journey inviting visitors to understand the water cycle, the importance of forests, and the phenomenon of flying rivers in climate regulation.

Educational Visit – Sensory Cognition

Date: October 11 (Sunday)
Time: 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.
Meeting point: Welcoming Room
Audience: People with disabilities and their companions
Capacity: 20, on a first-come, first-served basis

A visit for people with disabilities and their companions. During this exclusive time slot, the Museum offers sound adjustments, sensory resources, and welcoming mediation for an accessible and multisensory experience.

Gathering – USK RIO Community

Date: October 11 (Sunday)
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Meeting point: Museum gardens
Audience: General public

An open gathering of the Urban Sketchers Rio group to draw and document the Botanical Garden Museum and its landscape.

Sow – Sensory Activities for Babies and Children

with Lekolé

Date: October 11 (Sunday)
Time: Session 1: 10:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m. | Session 2: 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Meeting point: Multipurpose Room
Audience: Session 1: babies up to 3 years old | Session 2: babies and children up to 4 years old
Capacity: 20, on a first-come, first-served basis

Sow is a sensory experience combining music, stories, scents, and textures for young children. This edition will be led by the Lekolé group. 

Art and Nature Workshop – What Is Your Tree?

Date: October 11 (Sunday)
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Meeting point: Welcoming Room
Audience: Children and families
Capacity: 20, on a first-come, first-served basis

An artistic and investigative activity combining body expression and visual arts, in which children explore the shapes and textures of trees. 

Educational Visit – In Search of the Lost Tree

Date: October 11 (Sunday)
Time: 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Meeting point: Welcoming Room
Audience: Children and families
Capacity: 20, on a first-come, first-served basis

A playful and interactive journey in which children and families follow clues to find rare plant species and learn about biodiversity conservation.

Sow – Sensory Activities for Babies

with Beatriz Bessa and Nando Ferreira

Date: October 12 (Monday)
Time: 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Meeting point: Multipurpose Room
Audience: Babies aged 0 to 3
Capacity: 20, on a first-come, first-served basis

A storytelling activity for children that combines Brazilian circle songs, wooden puppets, and dynamic interaction with participants. 

Art and Nature Workshop – Art with Leaves

Date: October 12 (Monday)
Time: 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Meeting point: Welcoming Room
Audience: Children and families
Capacity: 20, on a first-come, first-served basis

A hands-on composition and collage workshop using botanical elements that have fallen in the Museum gardens.