Flamengo Park

Flamengo Park from downtown Rio.,
Rio De Janeiro
Southwest Brazil
Brazil

Type: Park
Hours: Flamengo Park is closed to traffic on Sun, 7 am-6 pm.

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Although the official name of this park is Brigadeiro Eduardo Gomes Park, it is called Flamengo Park by one and all, simply because it is in the Flamengo section of the city. This was once a narrow sand strip and little else, but a sweeping reclamation project begun in the 1960s added three miles of greenery and over 13,000 trees. Well-tended grassy areas are complemented with stunning gardens designed by Roberto Burle Marx. The park follows the curve of Guanabara Bay from Santos Dumont Airport (local flights) to the Glória Marina. It houses the Museum of Modern Art, the Carmen Miranda Museum, the National War Memorial and Military Museum, monuments, a skating rink, children’s playground, tennis and basketball courts and soccer and volleyball courts. A great view of Sugar Loaf and the Bay forms the backdrop. We detailed the Museum of Modern Art and the Carmen Miranda Museum in the Museums section, so we’ll start at the National War Memorial. It is instantly recognizable by the three statues of military officers, each representing one branch of the service, along with modern twin towers supporting a round vessel. At the base in an underground crypt are the graves of Brazil’s unknown soldiers, as well as the burial site of hundreds of WWII dead. The caskets were shipped here from Italy in 1956 and reinterred. Brazilians, by nature a funloving, peaceful people, fought bravely with the Allies in North Africa and Europe. Nearby is a small military museum with World War II memorabilia , including Nazi weapons.