until 1994
the sitio roberto burle marx was
the home of brazil's most acclaimed and influential landscape
architect - roberto burle marx, known also for the wave-patterned
tiles of the copacabana promenade.
the site is a 35-acre unesco recognized estate, under the management of the institute of
historical and artistic heritage (iphan) and the ministry of
culture of brazil. it is habitat to over 3,500 species of
plants, considered one of the most important collections
of living flora around the world.