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Botanical Garden vs Real Gabinete Portugues Da Leitura
Both are highly recommended by professional reviewers. On balance, Botanical Garden scores significantly higher than Real Gabinete Portugues Da Leitura. Botanical Garden scores 90 with praise from 6 reviewers including Michelin Guide, Travel + Leisure and Frommer's.
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Rua Jardim Botanico 1008, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro
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Fodor's
"The 340-acre Botanical Garden contains more than 5,000 species of tropical and subtropical plants and trees, including 900 varieties of palms."
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Concierge
"Founded in 1808 by King Dom João VI, it covers an impressive 338 acres of the city, giving Cariocas a real oasis within the city limits."
Frommer's
"In the 2 centuries since its founding by Emperor Dom João VI, the botanical garden has grown to 141 hectares (348 acres) and added 6,000 species of tropical plants and trees to its collection."
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Travel + Leisure
"Vast palm-lined avenues lead to groves of cocoa and rubber trees. Giant Amazonian water lilies—some more than three feet across—float in ponds."
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Michelin Guide
3 Stars
"The Jardim Bôtanico is home to countless tropical species: royal palms, giant bamboos, medicinal plants, the famous Pau-Brasil."
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Make the most of the surroundings by stopping for lunch on the terrace.
Real Gabinete Portugues Da Leitura
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Rua Luis de Camoes, 30, Centro, Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro
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Michelin Guide
2 Stars
" In an ambience reminiscent of a church, with the light filtering through the delicately coloured stained-glass windows, the studious scholars attempt to work in the midst of the tourists."
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Fodor's
"This evocative library, known as the Royal Reading Room, contains the largest collection of Portuguese literature outside of Portugal."
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Frommer's
"This is a temple to books. The interior is four stories tall, capped with a stained-glass cupola and stuffed with over 350,000 volumes, many of them from the 17th and 18th centuries."
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Lonely Planet
Top Choice
"Built in the Portuguese manueline style in 1837, the gorgeous Portuguese Reading Room houses over 350,000 works, many dating from the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries."
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