Barigui Park: black birds.

The picture presents some dark birds on a dark bush at the middle of the lake and back in the picture, a lonely man doing his exercises.

We are at the middle of the second week of our trip. Today we are going to the Brooklin.

Barigui Park: the thinker

The lonely guy of the first post of this series of Barigui Park after a long walk, was at the other side of the park, still lonely. It seems he had a lot to think of.

Barigui Park: on wheels.

Early in the morning you will only find people at Barigui Park that are there for walking or running. Later when the fog is gone, come the ones on wheels.

Barigui Park: Gym

At Barigui Park you can match you desire to exercise and your desire to be at the park on a sunday morning at one of the public gyms. There is always a crowd of people around this place.

Today`s schedule: A Harlem tour and a service at Abyssinian Baptist Church.

Barigui Park: the houses

Few people in Curitiba can have the Barigui Park as their backyard like the people that own the houses of the picture. The one in the second picture is really beautiful.

Schedule for today: Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden.

Barigui Park: jogging.

I have noticed that people who takes good care of their health, do not bother if it is too hot or too cold to exercise. This day was very cold when I arrived and there were crowds of people walking all around.

Today`s schedule: Upper East Side, The Guggenhein and The Met.

Barigui Park: trees and bridge

The bridge and trees of the picture are close to the Candido Hartmann Avenue where I have parked my car that day. The mist was already gone at that time.

It is our fifth day in New York and everything is just fine. We are having a great time! What a city!!

Barigui Park: Birds

There`s a place by the park restaurant where the birds get together before the sun dissipates the mist. I don`t now if there are there for the food, mutual protection or to discuss the strategies of the day.

Barigui Park: Family

The Barigui Parke hosts not only the sports people but also families, just like this little one, registering the first winter of their son.

Barigui Park: The lonely reader

The lonely reader was alternating her attention to the book and to the people practicing Tai Chi not far from her.

Barigui Park: It`s Super Man!

The little Super Man was running freely with no Lex Luthor Jr or Cryptonite to bug him!

Barigui Park: The guy and the mist.

I have capture some photos of this guy walking around in the mist of Barigui Park.

Walking at Barigui Park

At Barigui Park you will find people who are there for running, biking, playing ball with their kids, making a barbecue, see a show or simply walking with no other commitment beyond appreciating the beauty of the park, the city in the distance, see some animals and enjoy a quiet moment, just like this boy patiently taking his sister for a little walk.

Running at Barigui Park

I made this picture on a Saturday morning and realized that many people go to Barigui Park early in the morning to walk or run. I imagine that living nearby, there would be no better option for exercise.

The outer track of the park has around 5100 meters, while the inner track has 3100 meters. Both have sections on asphalt (mostly) with some patches of grass.

Useful tips:
· Arrive early on weekends (before 9 am would be ideal) because it gets really crowded;
· Hydrate yourself. If you do not take liquids from home, there are stalls selling water, coconut water and sugarcane juice;
· It is always open;
· There is a free parking lot;
· The access to toilets is charged;
· There is a dedicated bike path;
· There are exercise equipments;

The Geese of Barigui Park

In the three groves of the Barigui Park, consisting of primary forest and native forest, several native or migratory animals seek shelter, such as egrets, cavies, lapwing, tico-ticos, skunks, thrushes, biguatingas, cavies, capybaras , agoutis, marmosets, opossums, and these friendly geese who kindly allowed me to portray them here.

In addition to sheltering animals, the Barigui Park is also the largest area of natural preservation closest to Curitiba’s downtown. Its forests help regulate air quality while its huge lake, with 230,000 m2, helps control the floods of Barigui river, which was formerly so common at the lower part of Curitiba.

Barigui Park, like other parks in Curitiba, is part of a municipal policy of preservation of the valleys. The goal is to avoid siltation and pollution of rivers by monitoring, protecting riparian and prevent the illegal occupation of its banks, making these areas open to the public in the form of parks.

Source: Municipality of Curitiba

Barigui Park

The frozen pictures above were taken by Fábio de Castilhos Lima at Barigui last winter.

With 1.4 million square meters, the Barigui park in Curitiba was transformed into a park in 1972. It is one of the largest parks in the city and certainly the most frequented.

Sunday is the special day at Barigüi. On that day people go to the park to play soccer, volleyball, cycling, see shows, play model airplanes or simply to walk and enjoy the scenery.

Cavies, herons, white herons, skunks, thrushes and dozens of other native animals make Barigüi their address. Among these animals, the Barigui's alligators made history, becoming almost an urban legend. Today they are no longer there, because they were collected after an attack on a distracted dog.