Parque Jardim dos Namorados, Public park in Pituba, Salvador, Brazil
Parque Jardim dos Namorados is a public green space along the coast in Pituba, featuring walking paths, cycling tracks, and sports facilities. The grounds include exercise equipment and recreational areas designed for different types of physical activity.
The park was created in the late 1960s. In the late 1990s it was reopened with a new design that added an amphitheatre, gateways, murals and sculptures by Bahian artists, sports courts and gym equipment. In July 2014 the first phase of the Salvador waterfront revitalisation delivered a headquarters for the Z1 fishing colony, Capatazia Jardim dos Namorados Silvano Neves de Jesus.
The park's name comes from the beach it faces, Praia do Jardim dos Namorados, and its late-1990s redesign added an amphitheatre, gateways, murals and sculptures by Bahian visual artists. On some weekends, especially in summer, craft fairs set up in the grounds. The Z1 fishing colony, Capatazia Jardim dos Namorados Silvano Neves de Jesus, has its headquarters here.
The park stretches over 110,000 square metres in front of Praia do Jardim dos Namorados, between the old Clube Português and the Rio Camarajipe. A Bike Salvador rental station and parking are on site, and the beach itself is not suitable for swimming but is used for reel fishing.
The beach beside the park, Praia do Jardim dos Namorados, is not suitable for swimming; it is used mainly for molinete casting from the sand. The park also has a headquarters for the fishing colony Colônia de Pesca Z1, Capatazia Jardim dos Namorados Silvano Neves de Jesus, opened in July 2014.
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