Jardim Botanico Tropical

The Tropical Botanical Garden in Belem (sometimes referred to as the Jardim Museu Agricola Tropical) is a lush oasis of exotic flora set in landscaped gardens that surround the 18th-century Palacio dos Condes da Calheta, these days used as research centre of the Institute for Tropical Sciences. Visitors can appreciate an array of tropical and subtropical plants, and imposing date palm, fig and monkey puzzle trees. Kids can feed the ducks on the lake and play hide and seek under the garden's verdant canopy. The palace regularly hosts scientific exhibitions about the research on natural resources, people and history of tropical regions.