while the park is not considered to be safe for visitors at night, the early mornings are a completely different story, as hundreds of health conscious runners and cyclists take advantage of the empty lanes and fresh sea air.

for those interest in taking a tour of the flamengo park via electric car, on this page by the associação caminhos do rio all the details are available on how to experience a different and  fun afternoon in rio.

the park is easily accessed via bus or metrô, with the closest station being largo do machado on the linha 1.