Jardim Botanico de Joao Pessoa Benjamim Maranhao

Nice trails

Small but nice botanical garden. Used to be a water treatment station and have nice ponds. Well preserved and clean. The facilities are modest and not much of exhibitions. The orquídea room was bei...

will go again

Liked what we saw, but to go on the walk you require sturdier shoes than the ones we had...flip flops...had a walk round the lake and river, and the buildings. Fascinating place to people watch with p...

Walk the trail with knowledgeable staff.

These botanical gardens are filled with the greenery of one of the largest remnants of the Mata Atlântica, but they lack the flowers and other flora found in such gardens elsewhere. The staff, however...

Well worth a visit

An absolutely wonderful experience. A forest teeming with wildlife in the middle of the city of Joao Pessoa, which, like Brazil itself, struggles with environmental problems. We had an amazing guide w...

Wonderful

Important: you have to wear long pants, otherwise they won't let you go because of the insects! Don't go there before calling to make sure the guide is there. I went at 10:30 a Monday in July and the ...