Sítio Roberto Burle Marx, Botanical garden and cultural institution in Barra de Guaratiba, Brazil.
Sítio Roberto Burle Marx is a botanical garden and cultural institution in Barra de Guaratiba with spaces organized across terraces and landscapes at different levels. The property contains thousands of plant specimens alongside art collections, furniture, and objects that reflect the architect's career and interests.
The architect acquired this property in 1949 and transformed a banana plantation into a residential and research center for his botanical work. Over the following decades, he shaped the grounds into a living demonstration of his ideas about landscape and design.
The property reflects the vision of a landscape architect who shaped how gardens could blend with art and nature. Walk through the grounds and you will find sculptures, decorative objects, and carefully arranged plants that show how he lived and worked.
Visits are only possible through guided tours that you must book in advance, and these typically last around ninety minutes covering the main areas. Expect to walk along winding paths and climb stairs as the grounds span multiple levels with varying terrain.
The site maintains living specimens of plants that have vanished from their native habitats, particularly species from the Atlantic Forest region. This conservation work makes it an important refuge for rare Brazilian plant species that exist nowhere else.
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