Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden
| Jardim Zoológico do Rio de Janeiro | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 22°54′16″S 43°13′46″W / 22.90444°S 43.22944°W |
| Area | 55 000 square meters |
| Opening | 16 January 1888 (Vila Isabel) 18 March 1945 (Quinta da Boa Vista) |
| Administered by | Grupo Cataratas |
| Visitors | 70 000 visitors per month |
The Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden (Portuguese: Jardim Zoológico do Rio de Janeiro) is a
birds, and mammals
.
The zoo is housed in a 55,000-square-meter
American brown bear
.
History
The first zoo in Rio was founded in 1870 by João Batista Viana Drummond, Baron of Drummond, in his estate at
Emperor Pedro II. To fund his enterprise, he promoted a raffle, selling tickets with pictures of each one of the 25 animals. The baron would select randomly one animal at the closing of the zoo. The winning ticket would get a prize in cash. That game of chance eventually got copied by gamblers, becoming the illegal lottery called jogo do bicho.[1]
The Vila Isabel zoo closed its doors in the 1940s. It was relocated to Quinta da Boa Vista, in 18 March 1945.[2]
On 2019, more than 30,000 pieces of the Imperial Family's past are found during archaeological works on Zoo. Among the finds are many items such as fragments of
brooches with imperial coat of arms from military clothing. The pieces would belong to National Museum[3]
Gallery
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Alley -
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Birds -
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Statue of Macaco Tião -
Statue
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References
- ISBN 978-0822349884.
- ^ Globo, Acervo - Jornal O. "Mais antigo do Brasil, Zoo do Rio recebe multidões na inauguração em 1945". Acervo (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2018-05-25.
- ^ "Mais de 30 mil peças do passado da Família Imperial são encontradas durante obras no RioZoo". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-04-05.
