at a glance

Presented by the Universidade Federal do Pará, the study Aterro do Flamengo: cidade, território e paisagem (Aterro do Flamengo: city, territory and landscape) by Eline Maria Moura Pereira Caixeta analyzes how The Aterro (landfill) was created with land disassembled from Santo Antônio and other areas.

built on the aterro, flamengo park occupies an area of 1,200,000 square meters and connects santos dumont airport to Botafogo beach - The plan was to create a beach with a length of one kilometer and a width of 10 meters, a wide cove of tranquil waters, and a pier for small boats. 

The Aterro was to be the site for a diverse range of activities such as football, volleyball, basketball, nautical sports, naval and aero modeling; dance, music and popular spectacles; woods for walks; bird habitats, aquariums, plant nurseries; picnic areas, restaurants and recreation parks for people of all ages.