now, an essential foundation in the city, jardim zoológico plays an important role in the preservation of wildlife, and offers a number of guided tours to educate visitors about the species that they home.

jardim zoológico is located at parque da quinta da boa vista, são cristóvão, and can be contacted via telephone at 21 3878.4200, via email on this link, or via the zoo's official website here. 

part of the zoológico is also the museu da fauna, an interactive museum  focusing on brazilian ecosystems, aiming to also divulgate the country's conservation and environmental projects.