at a glance
the paper conciliar o útil ao agradável e fazer ciência: jardim botânico do rio de janeiro - 1808 a 1860 (joining pleasure and work in the making science: the jardim botânico do rio de janeiro - 1808 to 1860) by begonha bediaga, of the instituto de pesquisas jardim botânico do rio de janeiro (research institute of the jardim botânico), is a precious source of historical and cultural information on the garden. Presented by Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, the study Levantamento preliminar da fauna do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro,(Preliminary survey of the fauna in the Jardim Botânico (Botanical Gardens)
of Rio de Janeiro), by Rangel, C. H. notes how the gardens, Included by UNESCO in the area of Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica, cover a physical area of 137 hectares, 38.8 of which is cultivated (visitable) and 98.2 of which are remnants of the Atlantic Forest.
