at a glance

Parque Eduardo Guinle, or 'Eduardo Guinle Park', is a public park located in the Laranjeiras district, boasting wonderful greenery, and a space of serene and peaceful beauty.

It was originally designed in 1920 as gardens for the magnificent, neo-classical Laranjeiras Palace, home to the man after whom the Park was named - The original design was made by French landscaper, Gérard Cochet, although the gardens later received re-working and new features from the highly acclaimed and celebrated landscape artist, Roberto Burle Marx.