Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Parque Zoobotânico do Museu Goeldi
The oldest scientific institution in the Amazon region, with a zoo and rainforest botanical garden in the city centre where you can see manatees, jaguars and giant water lilies.
Founded in 1866, the Emílio Goeldi Museum is the leading authority on Amazonian research. Its public zoo and botanical garden covers about 5 hectares, preserving native rainforest trees and housing local animals including Amazonian manatees, jaguars, giant otters and macaws. A pond holds giant Victoria water lilies. The grounds also have exhibitions on Indigenous peoples and archaeology. Admission is a few reais; closed on Mondays. It is about a 10-minute walk from the cathedral, so the two can easily be visited together.
Opening hours
Tue–Sun about 09:00–17:00
Nearby sights
- Basílica de Nossa Senhora de Nazaré
- Theatro da Paz
- Praça da República
- Estação das Docas
- Palácio Antônio Lemos (Museu de Arte de Belém)
- Igreja de Santo Alexandre & Museu de Arte Sacra
- Ver-o-Peso Market
- Catedral Metropolitana de Belém