The Brazilian Association of Zoos & Aquaria (also known as AZAB) is the main body responsible for the integration of zoos and aquaria in Brazil. Other than promoting more connections across animal-keeping spaces in the country, the organization is also responsible for coordinating multiple conservation programs (to varying degrees of success).
"AZAB (Association of Zoos and Aquariums of Brazil) aims precisely to integrate Brazilian Zoos and Aquariums, contributing to the development of institutions and inserting them into the international community, aiming to make Brazil a global example of ex situ conservation and conservation education, through engagement in educational campaigns."
It was estabilished in 1977, at Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros. Back in the day, it was referred to as the Society of Zoos of Brazil (SZB).
For further information, here is their website, although I am unsure if there's a version in English.
AZAB - Associação de Zoológicos e a Aquários do Brasil
Out of the estimated one-hundred-and-twenty zoos in Brazil, only forty-two are members of AZAB. One might believe so few zoos are accredited members because their standards extremely high. Unfortunately, they set their bar pretty low (too low for my liking, actually). Here is the most accurate list of members I was able to make, based on their outdated website:
- Acqua Mundo (Guarujá, São Paulo);
- AquaRio (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro);
- Arca do Noah (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro);
- Arruda Câmara Zoobotanical Park (João Pessoa, Paraíba);
- Bauru zoo (Bauru, São Paulo);
- Belo Horizonte Parks and Zoobotanical Foundation (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais);
- Beto Carrero World* (Penha, Santa Catarina);
- BioParque do Rio (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro);
- BioParque Zoo Pomerode (Pomerode, Santa Catarina);
- Bosque Zoo Fábio Barreto (Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo);
- Brasília zoo (Brasília, Distrito Federal);
- Catanduva zoo (Catanduva, São Paulo);
- Colégio Dante Alighieri* (São Paulo, São Paulo);
- Curitiba zoo (Curitiba, Paraná);
- Cyro Gevaerd Environmental Complex (Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina);
- Danilo Galafassi Municipal Park (Cascavel, Paraná);
- Dois Irmãos Zoobotanical Park (Recife, Pernambuco);
- Ecological Park of São Carlos (São Carlos, São Paulo);
- Emílio Goeldi Paraense Museum (Belém, Pará);
- Goiânia zoo (Goiânia, Goiás);
- Guarulhos zoo (Guarulhos, São Paulo);
- Municipal aquarium of Santos (Santos, São Paulo);
- Municipal ecological park of Americana (Americana, São Paulo);
- Municipal orchidary of Santos (Santos, São Paulo);
- Municipal zoo of Piracicaba (Piracicaba, São Paulo);
- Municipal zoo of São Vicente/Voturuá Ecological Park (São Vicente, São Paulo);
- Natal aquarium (Natal, Rio Grande do Norte);
- Oceanic Aquarium (Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina);
- Parque das Aves (Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná);
- Portobello Resort & Safari (Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro);
- Quinzinho de Barros municipal zoological park (Sorocaba, São Paulo);
- Sabina de Santo André (Santo André, São Paulo);
- Ubatuba aquarium (Ubatuba, São Paulo);
- Usipa Biodiversity Center (Ipatinga, Minas Gerais);
- Vale*;
- Zoo das Aves (Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais);
- Zoobotanical park of Brusque (Brusque, Santa Catarina);
- Zoobotânico São José do Rio Preto (São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo);
- Zoological park of Sapucaia do Sul (Sapucaia do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul);
- ZooParque Itatiba (Itatiba, São Paulo).
*Beto Carrero World might no longer be a member of AZAB, as it has recently closed its zoo.
*Colégio Dante Alighieri is a school with a small collection of small animals.
*Vale is the mining company responsible for the administration of a zoo in Parauapebas, called Parque Zoobotânico da Vale (Vale's Zoobotanical Park).
Notable non-members include both Expoaqua parks (São Paulo aquarium and Animália Park) and Zoo SP (São Paulo zoo). If I am not mistaken, the new EcoParque Foz (Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná), should also be a member.
"AZAB (Association of Zoos and Aquariums of Brazil) aims precisely to integrate Brazilian Zoos and Aquariums, contributing to the development of institutions and inserting them into the international community, aiming to make Brazil a global example of ex situ conservation and conservation education, through engagement in educational campaigns."
It was estabilished in 1977, at Parque Zoológico Municipal Quinzinho de Barros. Back in the day, it was referred to as the Society of Zoos of Brazil (SZB).
For further information, here is their website, although I am unsure if there's a version in English.
AZAB - Associação de Zoológicos e a Aquários do Brasil
Out of the estimated one-hundred-and-twenty zoos in Brazil, only forty-two are members of AZAB. One might believe so few zoos are accredited members because their standards extremely high. Unfortunately, they set their bar pretty low (too low for my liking, actually). Here is the most accurate list of members I was able to make, based on their outdated website:
- Acqua Mundo (Guarujá, São Paulo);
- AquaRio (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro);
- Arca do Noah (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro);
- Arruda Câmara Zoobotanical Park (João Pessoa, Paraíba);
- Bauru zoo (Bauru, São Paulo);
- Belo Horizonte Parks and Zoobotanical Foundation (Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais);
- Beto Carrero World* (Penha, Santa Catarina);
- BioParque do Rio (Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro);
- BioParque Zoo Pomerode (Pomerode, Santa Catarina);
- Bosque Zoo Fábio Barreto (Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo);
- Brasília zoo (Brasília, Distrito Federal);
- Catanduva zoo (Catanduva, São Paulo);
- Colégio Dante Alighieri* (São Paulo, São Paulo);
- Curitiba zoo (Curitiba, Paraná);
- Cyro Gevaerd Environmental Complex (Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina);
- Danilo Galafassi Municipal Park (Cascavel, Paraná);
- Dois Irmãos Zoobotanical Park (Recife, Pernambuco);
- Ecological Park of São Carlos (São Carlos, São Paulo);
- Emílio Goeldi Paraense Museum (Belém, Pará);
- Goiânia zoo (Goiânia, Goiás);
- Guarulhos zoo (Guarulhos, São Paulo);
- Municipal aquarium of Santos (Santos, São Paulo);
- Municipal ecological park of Americana (Americana, São Paulo);
- Municipal orchidary of Santos (Santos, São Paulo);
- Municipal zoo of Piracicaba (Piracicaba, São Paulo);
- Municipal zoo of São Vicente/Voturuá Ecological Park (São Vicente, São Paulo);
- Natal aquarium (Natal, Rio Grande do Norte);
- Oceanic Aquarium (Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina);
- Parque das Aves (Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná);
- Portobello Resort & Safari (Mangaratiba, Rio de Janeiro);
- Quinzinho de Barros municipal zoological park (Sorocaba, São Paulo);
- Sabina de Santo André (Santo André, São Paulo);
- Ubatuba aquarium (Ubatuba, São Paulo);
- Usipa Biodiversity Center (Ipatinga, Minas Gerais);
- Vale*;
- Zoo das Aves (Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais);
- Zoobotanical park of Brusque (Brusque, Santa Catarina);
- Zoobotânico São José do Rio Preto (São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo);
- Zoological park of Sapucaia do Sul (Sapucaia do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul);
- ZooParque Itatiba (Itatiba, São Paulo).
*Beto Carrero World might no longer be a member of AZAB, as it has recently closed its zoo.
*Colégio Dante Alighieri is a school with a small collection of small animals.
*Vale is the mining company responsible for the administration of a zoo in Parauapebas, called Parque Zoobotânico da Vale (Vale's Zoobotanical Park).
Notable non-members include both Expoaqua parks (São Paulo aquarium and Animália Park) and Zoo SP (São Paulo zoo). If I am not mistaken, the new EcoParque Foz (Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná), should also be a member.
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