BioParque do Rio Rio de Janeiro Zoo (Bioparque do Rio)

I plan to visit Rio in March this year and have a couple of questions around visiting the zoo.

First of all is safety. There is a lot of info on the internet regarding crime in Rio and it's hard to know how much of it is scare mongering, and what the situation is really like. So, how safe is the area around the zoo? I was thinking of taking the metro to Sao Cristovao and walking through the park to the zoo, is that wise?

Secondly, is ZTL up to date? Is there a good collection of South American fauna in the zoo?

Thanks for any replies.
 
Ned said:
I plan to visit Rio in March this year and have a couple of questions around visiting the zoo.

First of all is safety. There is a lot of info on the internet regarding crime in Rio and it's hard to know how much of it is scare mongering, and what the situation is really like. So, how safe is the area around the zoo? I was thinking of taking the metro to Sao Cristovao and walking through the park to the zoo, is that wise?

Secondly, is ZTL up to date? Is there a good collection of South American fauna in the zoo?

Thanks for any replies.
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hi, as someone who already visited the zoo, i can tell you that the area around the zoo is very safe, and yeah is considered safe if you decide to take the metro to quinta da da boa vista and walk through the park to the zoo, i used to do this when i was younger. and there is a great diversity of south american animals, including jaguars, capybaras, rheas, capuchins, macaws, peccaries,tapirs, tamarins, curassows, sloths, iguanas, agoutis, maned wolves, caimans and many more.
 
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BetoYoung said:
hi, as someone who already visited the zoo, i can tell you that the area around the zoo is very safe, and yeah is considered safe if you decide to take the metro to quinta da da boa vista and walk through the park to the zoo, i used to do this when i was younger. and there is a great diversity of south american animals, including jaguars, capybaras, rheas, capuchins, macaws, peccaries,tapirs, tamarins, curassows, sloths, iguanas, agoutis, maned wolves, caimans and many more.
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Thank you for the reply. It looks like a nice walk through the park (on google maps). I'm looking forward to seeing the zoo and its collection.
 
BioParque do Rio on Instagram: "O BioParque do Rio informa que registrou o óbito de aves da espécie galinha-d’angola em seu plantel e a equipe técnica acionou os protocolos internos de biossegurança, notificando as autoridades sanitárias competentes. Como medida preventiva, o parque encontra-se temporariamente fechado ao público, conforme protocolo sanitário vigente. A proteção e o bem-estar dos animais segue como prioridade do BioParque do Rio. Novas informações serão divulgadas assim que os laudos técnicos forem concluídos. Para mais informações, continue acompanhando nossos canais oficiais de comunicação. Em caso de dúvidas, entre em contato pelo e-mail: contato@bioparquedorio.com.br

BioParque do Rio has temporarily closed its doors following current biossecurity protocols activated due to the deaths of some of the zoo's helmeted guineafowl.
 
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Upon spending about a month closed due to Bird flu cases on the zoo's birds, Bioparque do Rio will reopen its doors tomorrow.

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BioParque do Rio on Instagram: "A espera acabou: o BioParque do Rio está de volta! O BioParque do Rio, junto com a @agriculturarj reforça: todas as medidas de segurança foram adotadas para garantir o bem-estar dos animais e dos visitantes. E a gente quer celebrar junto com você. Pra começar, um presente especial: crianças até 12 anos têm entrada gratuita para ingressos comprados no site até 31/08. E no fim de semana da reabertura, dias 23 e 24/08, tem festa com atrações circenses e atividades educativas especiais da Secretaria de Agricultura e Abastecimento do Rio de Janeiro. É hora de reencontrar a natureza, a família e toda a magia do BioParque do Rio Vem viver essa experiência com a gente! ✨ - Reabertura: 21/08 Ingressos: site oficial Festa: 23 e 24/08 #BioParqueDoRio #Reabertura #riodejaneiro"
 
The zoo has announced the opening of a new complex/exhibit focused on Axolotls, called "Reino dos Axolotes" in portuguese (Axolotl Kingdom, in english). A similar exhibition was opened some time ago in AquaRio (Rio de Janeiro's Aquarium), so the animals in the zoo probably came from there or from the same place the aquarium obtained them: Bioparque Pantanal. It will be inaugurated on October 4th

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