for panoramic views parque dois irmaos is unmatched in the city - it overlooks ipanema, leblon, and the islands cagarras, gifting hikers with amazing vistas and a cool breeze just minutes from the most popular beach in rio.

the fundação parques e jardins is the city's department in charge of maintaining the streets of rio, along with more than 1800 squares and gardens,  rich with plants and trees - the department canbe contacted here.

also a valuable asset to the city of rio is instituto iguaçu de pesquisa e preservação ambiental - iippa, the institute for environmental research and preservation,  maintains data on all major parks, and is reachable via the institute's official website here, via phone at 21 2240.6823, or via email here - following this link, we listed thes technical definition of the various types of conservation units (unidade de conservação) and protected areas in rio de janeiro.