BOTANICAL GARDENS

ON MY LAST DAY IN RIO I VISTED THE 204 YEAR OLD BOTANICAL GARDEN OF RIO DE JANEIRO. IT WAS STARTED BY KING JOAO VI IN 1808. THE KINGDOM OF PORTUGAL MOVED TO RIO TO AVOID THE SIEGE OF NAPOLEAN AND THEREFORE NOT LOSING. ANYWAYS LONG STORY SHORT THE KING NEEDED SOME LUXURY AND BEAUTY IN HIS NEW SWEATY HOME OF RIO. SO THEN THE BOTANICAL GARDEN BEGAN.