Wednesday, November 02, 2011

Rio Top 10 - 5. Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas and Rio Botanical Gardens

When the Creator was working on the landscape of Rio (on the 7th day as I was saying earlier), he said to himself: "wait a minute, I created all the hills and mountains, gave like 50 of the 100 best beaches in the world to this city. But hey, just to be on the safe side: how about topping that with a huge lagoon. Bam! In the middle of the city - where the mountains that I just created could surround it.


So this is how I imagine Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas could have been born.


The Lagoon is a nice area for practicing all kinds of outdoor sports, attracting quite a number of visitors


and locals as well.

The lagoon will host several events for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Situated between the Lagoon and the Corcovado mountain lies the Rio Botanical Gardens,


...one of the most beautiful and best preserved green areas in the city, a nice example of the diversity of south american flora.


Due to its location, the Botanical Gardens offer nice view of Rio's most famous landmark



All photos from Rio de Janeiro

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