Zoo
Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden
🇧🇷 Brazil
🦒 Zoo or wildlife park, Brazil 171 spp. present
The Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden (Portuguese: Jardim Zoológico do Rio de Janeiro) is a zoo located in the district of São Cristóvão, in the municipality of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The institution has among its main objectives the development of environmental and educational activities, based on the animals of its collection—which consists mainly of fish, reptiles, birds, and mammals. Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
22.904° S 43.229° W
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Essentials
Entrance
Paid
Tourism
High
Species present
171
speciesOpened
1940
Size
Medium
Visit
Getting there
- Address
- Parque Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro
- Phone
- +55 21 3900-6672
Who runs it
- Run by
- Grupo Cataratas
What visitors say
🦒 Animals in captivity
Before you go
Where is Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden?
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden is a zoo or wildlife park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at Parque Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro. Its coordinates are 22.904° S, 43.229° W. The nearest national park in our atlas is Tijuca National Park, about 7.7 km away.
What animals can you see at Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden?
171 species
Citizen-science photos record 171 species at Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden, including Broad-snouted Caiman, Toco Toucan, Common Ostrich, Scarlet Ibis and Chilean Flamingo. Those with a page of their own in our atlas show the odds of seeing them in the wild.
Where can you see the animals of Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden in the wild?
Broad-snouted Caiman: El Impenetrable National Park
Some of the animals photographed at Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden also live in the parks and cities we cover: Broad-snouted Caiman (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in El Impenetrable National Park), Toco Toucan (about 60% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in Emas National Park) and Common Ostrich (about 70% of wildlife watchers report it on a given day in De Hoop Nature Reserve).
Does Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden charge an entrance fee?
Yes, it is paid
The open map data for Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden lists it as a paid-entry attraction. It does not include ticket prices or any change since it was last edited, so check the official website before you go.
When did Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden open and how big is it?
Opened 1940, 13 ha
Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden, a zoo or wildlife park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, opened in 1940 and covers about 13 ha, according to Wikidata and OpenStreetMap. Today 171 species are photographed there.
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Sources: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata (CC0) · iNaturalist observers · Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)