piscinăo de ramos has a capacity of 30 million liters of salt water, and is visited by an estimated 60,000 people on a sunny weekend - this can be a daunting sight, however, it can make for a refreshing break, away from the sizzling heat of the city - entrance is free, making it a particularly economical activity.
on the other end of the spectrum, the swimming facilities at the parque aquático maria lenk complex are amongst the best in the city - built to host the aquatic events at the 2007 pan american games, the complex has state of the art swimming facilities, which utilize cutting edge technology.
with the capacity for an estimated 5,000 people, the complex includes an olympic size swimming pool, a heated pool, and diving pool - it caters both visitors who want to relax, and those who want to to practice sports - for similar experiences, yet ones that usually require a membership, and sometimes a medical, there are private clubs, such as the mourisco-mar and the clube de regatas de guanabara, both in the botafogo neighborhood, or the clube de regatas do flamengo, in the lagoa neighborhood.
for information on practising water aerobics in the city click here(link).
