located in the neighborhood of são cristóvão, quinta da boa vista is a beautiful 500-thousand square meter park, listed by the national historical and artistic heritage (iphan), this park is extremely popular with families and residents of the northern zone and from the outskirts of rio, this park is home to the museu nacional da universidade federal do rio de janeiro, and rio's zoological park. open daily between  7:00h and 18:00,  part of the entertainment options at this park include quadracycles that, of course, keep families busy pedaling along the paths and the rich vegetation.

we posted more information on the quinta da boa vista on this page, and more information on the neighborhood of  neighborhood of são cristóvão here.