Check out the activities of Pantanal Biome Week at the Rio Botanical Garden

The Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden will begin a series of themed activities on the Pantanal biome on Tuesday (November 07th). The program includes educational, cultural and artistic activities and guided trails.

The Pantanal is considered one of the largest continuous wetlands on the planet. The biome's vegetation forms a mosaic made up of forests, savannah and cerrado. Among the plant formations are the carandá palm, the buriti palm and the paratudo (a type of ipê).

The initiative aims to contribute to the preservation of the biome by raising environmental awareness and disseminating knowledge.

Pantanal biome week program - November 07th (Tuesday) to November 13th (Monday)

Getting to know the Pantanal - educational and fun activities, such as workshops and games, about the flora and fauna of the Pantanal biome.

Days: November 7th (Tuesday), 8th (Wednesday) and 9th (Thursday)

Times: 9:00  to 16:00

Public: children aged 4 to 12

Location: Environmental Education Service (SEA)

Guided tour of the Pantanal Trail

Day: Friday (November 10th)

Time: 10:00 and 14:00

Meeting point: visitor center

During the tour, you can see 15 species from the biome, such as antwood (Triplaris americana), ipê-do-cerrado (Tabebuia aurea), pau-de-ervilha (Trichilia elegans), among others.

Artistic activities

Day: Saturday (November 11th)

Times: 9:00 to 11:00 and 14:00 to 16:00

Location: EcoVilla Ri Happy

Artistic collage activities using seeds, dried leaves and crepe paper on prints with Pantanal fauna and flora motifs, aimed at children.

Storytelling

Day: Sunday (November 12th)

Time: 10:00

Location: children's playground

Storytelling: "The old man of the river" with actress and educator Cândida Lopes. A spiritual guardian who watches over and protects nature from the evils of men, heals people and helps them when they get lost in the immensity of the Pantanal.

Guided tour of the herbarium and arboretum with students from the National Institute for the Education of the Deaf (INES)

Days: Thursday (November 9th) and Monday (November 13th)

Time: 9:00

Researchers Cássia Sakuragui and Claudine Mynssem will lead guided tours of the herbarium hall with an exhibition of plants and animals characteristic of the biome and the arboretum (Lake of the Nympheas) with students from the National Institute for Deaf Education (INES).