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Greenhouses to visit in Brazil

The Verrière atlas lists 5 greenhouses in Brazil, built between 1884 and 1991.

In Brazil, greenhouses are less about warmth than about shelter and display: orchid houses and bromeliad houses protect precious collections from sun and rain. Petrópolis's Palácio de Cristal, prefabricated in France in the 19th century, and Curitiba's three-domed glasshouse, now the city's emblem, are the best-known images.

5Greenhouses
1884Oldest — Crystal Palace of Petrópolis
1991Newest — Estufa do Jardim Botânico de Curitiba
4Cities
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All 5 greenhouses, oldest to newest

Crystal Palace of Petrópolis, Petrópolis
1884

Crystal Palace of Petrópolis

🇧🇷 Petrópolis
An iron-and-glass pavilion made in France, a gift from the Count of Eu to Princess Isabel so she could grow her plants.
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Orchid House, Institute of Botany, São Paulo
1928

Orchid House, Institute of Botany

🇧🇷 São Paulo
Some 18,000 pots of orchids held as a scientific collection, including many threatened Brazilian species.
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Estufa do Jardim Botânico de Curitiba, Curitiba
1991

Estufa do Jardim Botânico de Curitiba

🇧🇷 Curitiba
Curitiba's postcard image, inspired by London's Crystal Palace.
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Estufa das Bromélias Roberto Burle Marx, Rio de Janeiro

Estufa das Bromélias Roberto Burle Marx

🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
Nearly 1,700 bromeliads from the Amazon and the Atlantic Forest, in a greenhouse named after the great landscape architect Burle Marx.
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Orchid House, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden, Rio de Janeiro

Orchid House, Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden

🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro
A micro-orchid section comes with magnifying glasses, so visitors can see flowers barely two millimetres across.
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