Parque Lage
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Why go
- The trail up to Corcovado through the Tijuca forest, the park's main draw for walkers
- The artificial grotto, with a secondary grotto that holds a series of 12 aquarium tanks.
- The mansion's interiors, painted by Salvador Payols Sabaté.
- The mansion, which served as the British Olympic Team's hospitality house.
Opening hours
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Entrances
- Park entrance on Rua Jardim BotânicoThe park's entrance from Rua Jardim Botânico.Rua Jardim Botânico 414, Rio de Janeiro. On the map
Don't miss
- Central courtyard of the mansionA courtyard with a pool.At the centre of the mansion. On the map
- Geometric gardensGeometric gardens laid out to match the mansion.Beside the mansion. On the map
- Statue of Antonio Carlos JobimShows the musician planting a tree with his son João Francisco. On the map
- Lago dos PatosA lake known as Lago dos Patos.Reached by gravel paths. On the map
What you see
- Corcovado hill, rising above the park, with the Christ the Redeemer statue on its top
- The slope of Corcovado, covered with Mata Atlântica forest that fills most of the grounds
With kids
- Play areas with swings and slides for children
- Grounds with imperial palm trees, European-style gardens and fountains
Facilities
- Café
- Play areas
Photo spots
- Mansion frontShoot the imposing portico on the front of the mansion. The house mixes many styles of its era.On the front of the mansion. On the map
- Trail to CorcovadoPhotograph the trail that climbs from the park through the Tijuca forest towards Corcovado.From the park, on the path up to Corcovado. On the map
Shorts
History
The land began as colonial farms and plantations worked by enslaved people. Later the Lage family owned it, and the farm passed to another owner before the family regained it. Henrique Lage and his wife, the opera singer Gabriella Besanzoni, made the estate their home. Today the estate is a park on the slope of Corcovado, and the mansion stands among its gardens.
- 1811Rodrigo de Freitas Mello e Castro buys the farm.
- 1840John Tyndale redesigns the farm in a romantic style.
- 1859The park passes to Antônio Martins Lage.
- 1913Dr César de Sá Rabello buys the farm.
- 1920Henrique Lage, grandson of Antônio Martins Lage, regains the family property.
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- 1920sMario Vodret remodels the mansion into an eclectic palace modelled on Renaissance designs.
- 1960sThe property passes into public ownership and becomes a park with trails through subtropical forest.
- 1966An art school moves into the palace. Today it is the Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage.
Sources: Parque Lage - Wikipedia · Rio de Janeiro/Zona Sul - Wikivoyage (see) · Parque Lage - Wikipedia · Parque Lage - Wikipedia · checked 19 Oct 2026
- Website
- eavparquelage.rj.gov.br/
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Questions and answers
How big is Parque Lage?
Parque Lage covers more than 52 hectares. In the 1960s the site passed into public ownership and became an urban forest.
Who runs Parque Lage?
The park is run by the Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, which works on biodiversity conservation.
Who painted the interiors of the Parque Lage mansion?
Salvador Payols Sabaté painted the mansion's interiors in the 1920s, when the house was remodelled.
Did the Parque Lage mansion host a sports team?
Yes. The mansion served as the British Olympic Team's hospitality house.
Was the Parque Lage mansion used in a film?
Yes. In 1967 director Glauber Rocha used the mansion as a government seat in his film Terre en Transe.
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