Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden, Rio de Janeiro

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Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

About Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden

The Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden is a zoo in the district of São Cristóvão, set in a 55,000-square-metre park at the back of Quinta da Boa Vista and run by Grupo Cataratas. Its collection of over 1,300 animals from 350 species, mainly fish, reptiles, birds and mammals, includes rare and endangered animals such as Lear's macaw, the harpy eagle, the broad-snouted caiman, the maned wolf, the golden-headed lion tamarin and the king vulture, alongside species from the Amazon, the Pantanal and the Cerrado and foreign animals such as rhinoceros. Rio's first zoo was founded in 1870 by the Baron of Drummond in Vila Isabel, and its animal raffle inspired the jogo do bicho lottery; the zoo moved to Quinta da Boa Vista on 18 March 1945.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Place details and sources

Address: Parque Quinta da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Admission fee: Payable OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Established: 1940 Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Operator: Grupo Cataratas OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Rio de Janeiro Zoological Garden Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09