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With the objective of studying the botanical gardens' touristic potential and relevance as a historical space, this work explores and recognizes the location's importance as a cultural heritage site in Brazilian history -  Analyses of infrastructure, investments and the conservation of historical and natural features were undertaken in order to outline a tourist route which emphasizes the Gardens' historic value and attractiveness.

P resented by Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, the study Revisão dos Limites do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil,(Review of the limits of the Jardim Botânico in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil), by Vicente Moreira Conti, Shoji Iwamoto, Thaís Moreira Hidalgo de Almeida and Tânia Sampaio Pereira shows how the Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro - JBRJ is made up of two conservation areas, one ex-situ and the other in-situ - offering a current and revised framework of the different areas of JBRJ, as well as all activities, serving as a management tool for the institution.