the entrance to the Centro de Referência em Educação Ambiental de Marapendi is located on avenida alfredo baltazar da silveira 635, recreio dos bandeirantes - visitors are welcome from monday to friday, 09:00 to 17:00, and the admission is free.

this link shows the parque ecológico de marapendion a wikimapia - the link as we present it is best seen using google chrome, as it might not open correctly with other browsers.

a great aerial video showing the system of lagoons in this region or rio de janeiro can be seen here.