A romantic hanging garden built in 1906 on a retaining wall seven metres above the street, with replica statues of Minerva, Mercury, Ceres and Mars. It overlooks the old slave-landing district and is a stop on the Pequena África walk, yet most people on Rua Camerino never climb the steps.
- Address
- Rua Camerino (stairs), Saúde, Rio de Janeiro
- Hours
- Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00; closed Mon (Google hours via Wanderlog, 2026-09)
- Best time to go
- Morning, Afternoon · About 30 min
- Price
- Free
- Price level
- R$
Details can change. Check hours and prices before you go.
Good to know
- Reach it by the staircase on Rua Camerino (Wikipedia).
- The old guardhouse is now the Casarão Cultural João Alabá, which shows exhibitions on Afro-Brazilian memory of the port (Veja Rio).
- Combine with Cais do Valongo and the Instituto Pretos Novos a few minutes away; Time Out lists it on the IPN's African Heritage Circuit.