Sitio Burle Marx. Rio de Janeiro. Southeast

Malcom Raggett

Malcom Raggett

Malcom Raggett

Malcom Raggett

Malcom Raggett

Malcom Raggett

Malcom Raggett

Malcom Raggett

Some comments of Richard Frisbie:

"Some gardens are obviously designed,

 but the best are an organic extension 

of their surroundings and their maker.

 The Sitio Burle Marx in Rio de Janeiro

 is just such a garden.

 From the parking area a path meanders uphill

 through either gardens or forest, 

it is unclear which. 

As you continue through the beautifully

 under-planted trees, 

the charm of the estate grows on you.

 The garden designer, Roberto Burle Marx, 

is famous for creating a space that has no edges.

 Closer to the many buildings,

 small pools and rock outcroppings

 are natural looking arrangements

 of colorful plant specimens.

 Working away from these "centers"

 you soon realize you could be in a jungle, 

or a brilliantly recreated one. 

You are on what looks like a game trail 

when suddenly a series of blocks become 

stepping stones to another level. 

It was all a garden path! 

Roberto Burle Marx was an artist, designer,

 and visionary landscape architect 

who left his mark not just on Brazil, 

but on the entire world of horticulture. 

He originated a landscaping form 

that complemented modern architecture 

as it preserved the exotic plants

of his native Brazil. 

His garden designs, the plants he selected,

 many of which he discovered, 

and his overall artistic sensibility 

contributed to the functionality and beauty

 of estates, public spaces and gardens

 throughout the world.

 Sitio Burle Marx was his home, 

his trial garden and his plant nursery.

It opened to the public after his death in 1994."

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+55 21 7929 3391 (Alberto)

+55 21 3206 9800 (Alberto or Horacio) - Plantel

+55 21 2523 1553 (Gilda)

+55 21 7832 5196 (Gilda)

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leading agency for tourism,

with an experience of over 30 years.

Offices in Ipanema and Downtown

and a staff of 42 persons with

high technical quality.

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