jardim botânico is a charming neighborhood that receive its name after its location, seeing as it is here where the botanical garden is located - within the district, one can also find the public park called parque lage, home to the escola de artes visuais do parque lage (visual arts school of parque lage).

throughout the area, there are many restaurants, bars and other nearby places to go sightseeing, such as the lagoa rodrigo de freitas(link), the jockey club(link), and serving as one of the entrances to vista chinesa(link).