The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens · 2026
The Best Botanical Gardens in Latin America
2 of the 100 venues in The World’s 100 Best Botanical Gardens 2026 are in Latin America. The highest placed is Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro in Rio de Janeiro, at number 28 in the world.
Two gardens in Brazil
The Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro is a large historic garden with avenues of imperial palms, an orchidarium and lakes with giant water lilies, and Christ the Redeemer stands on the mountain above it. Monkeys and birds live in the grounds, and a visit takes two to four hours. Parque Amantikir, in the hills of Campos do Jordão, is a private park with 26 themed gardens along a signposted route of about an hour, with mazes, a treehouse and a viewpoint over the Mantiqueira range.
Venues
Best by region
- The NordicsGothenburg Botanical GardenGothenburg, SwedenN° 8
- EuropeBodnant GardenTal-y-Cafn, United KingdomN° 5
- AsiaRoyal Botanic Gardens, PeradeniyaKandy, Sri LankaN° 6
- The Middle EastDubai Miracle GardenDubai, United Arab EmiratesN° 13
- North AmericaThe Butchart GardensBrentwood Bay, CanadaN° 2
- The CaribbeanHunte’s GardensSaint Joseph, BarbadosN° 17
- Latin AmericaJardim Botânico do Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro, BrazilN° 28
- AfricaJardin d’Essai du HammaAlgiers, AlgeriaN° 1
- OceaniaRoyal Botanic Gardens MelbourneMelbourne, AustraliaN° 15