at a glance

access to the region was initially only via canoe on the lagoa, or using a precarious foot path via the corcovado, until reaching the rio cabeça.  the path in 1860 was known as rua do oliveira, and after some years a sidewalk was added and it transformed into the rua jardim botânico, soon after, in 1871, the tram lines also arrived as well.

now this affluent neighborhood is fully developed with apartment complexes and several local recreational areas - rua jardim botânico is the main access route to humaitá and barra da tijuca, and it is also the location of the brazilian television network, globo.

globo international is the second largest broadcast network in the world. in downtown jardim botânico, close proximity to globo headquarters has allowed for a small audiovisual industry to develop along botanical garden street, as well.