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  2. Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden - Wikipedia

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    The Botanical Garden has an important research institute, which develops a wide range of botanical studies in Brazil. The institute has taxonomists who specialize in the identification and conservation of the neotropical flora. The gardens house collections that include bromeliads, orchids, carnivorous plants, and cacti. These include Brazil ...

  3. List of botanical gardens in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Botanical gardens in Brazil have collections consisting entirely of Brazil native and endemic species; most have a collection that include plants from around the world. There are botanical gardens and arboreta in all states and territories of Brazil, most are administered by local governments, some are privately owned.

  4. Botanical Garden of Curitiba - Wikipedia

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    The international identification code for the garden is CURIT. Skyline of Curitiba by Botanical Garden at night. The garden during the build-up to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. Established in 1991, the Jardim Botânico de Curitiba was designed in the style of French formal gardens. Upon entering the park, visitors are greeted by expansive gardens ...

  5. Cerro de la Neblina - Wikipedia

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    "Mountain of the Mist" [2]), also known as Serra da Neblina in Brazil [3] and Sierra de la Neblina in Venezuela, [4] is a sandstone massif located in the northern Amazon Basin. It is a tilted, heavily eroded plateau , with a deep canyon in its central portion ( Cañón Grande ), drained by the Baria River .

  6. Landmarks in Curitiba - Wikipedia

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    The Botanical Garden of Curitiba were designed in the French style and are a source of botanic reference in Brazil. In the gardens, there is a greenhouse, with a metal frame and a fountain. Visitors can hike along paths through a native forest. The native forest is filled with paths for hiking. There is an exhibition space, a library, a theatre ...

  7. List of botanical gardens - Wikipedia

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    A botanical garden is a place where plants, especially ferns, conifers and flowering plants, are grown and displayed for the purposes of research, conservation, and education. This distinguishes them from parks and pleasure gardens where plants, usually with showy flowers, are grown for public amenity only.

  8. Mantiqueira Mountains - Wikipedia

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    The Serra da Mantiqueira is a part of the Atlantic Forest ecosystem. Despite the clearing of the land for livestock raising, the difficult access to many areas has made possible for sanctuaries of well-preserved forest to still exist, with trees such as the jacarandá, Spanish cedar, canjerana, guatambu, ipê, canela, angico, jequitibá, and also the araucaria, more typical of subtropical ...

  9. Category:Botanical gardens in Brazil - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Botanical gardens in Brazil" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *