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People's Park (São Paulo)
The Mário Pimenta Camargo Municipal Park, or People's Park, was inaugurated on 28 September 2008, in the district of Itaim Bibi, in the district of Chácara Itaim, in São Paulo, Brazil. The People's Park is referred to as the "Parque do Povo" in Portuguese. The park It is an area of that counts on a sports complex of three multisports courts with special marking for paralympic sports, green grass soccer field, cycling track skateboarding, walking, running track, a real-life chess game in which people can move the huge pieces in a checkered board on the ground, track and exercise equipment for the public to enjoy. In the grand open area of the lawn that is located in the central part, it is possible to sunbathe or picnic in the middle of the trees. The Sensitive Garden, which has aromatic herbs, gives the public the opportunity to smell, touch or even taste some of the delicacies that grow in the garden, such as mustard, coriander, green odor, chives, aloe and basil. The plac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itaim Bibi
Itaim Bibi is a district in the subprefecture of Pinheiros in the city of São Paulo, Brazil. It includes in its area an eponymous neighborhood. Popularly and in some reports, the region once belonged to the South Zone, but is administered by the Subprefecture of Pinheiros, Pinheiros Subprefecture, being officially integrated into the West Zone of São Paulo, West Zone. The administrative change occurred in 2002, under the Marta Suplicy administration; until then, it was part of the South-Central Zone of São Paulo, South-Central Zone (South Zone of São Paulo, South Zone), being administered by the Subprefecture of Santo Amaro, Santo Amaro Subprefecture. Google São Paulo has its offices in the area. History The District of Peace of Itaim was established by virtue of State Decree No. 6731 of October 4, 1934. References Districts of São Paulo {{MesoregionSãoPaulo-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-collared Sparrow
The rufous-collared sparrow or Andean sparrow (''Zonotrichia capensis'') is an American sparrow found in a wide range of habitats, often near humans, from the extreme south-east of Mexico to Tierra del Fuego, and the island of Hispaniola (split between the Dominican Republic and Haiti) in the Caribbean. It has diverse vocalizations, which have been intensely studied since the 1970s, particularly by Paul Handford and Stephen C. Lougheed ( UWO), Fernando Nottebohm (Rockefeller University) and Pablo Luis Tubaro ( UBA). Local names for this bird include the Portuguese ''tico-tico'', the Spanish ''copetón'' ("tufted") in Colombia, as well as ''chingolo'' and ''chincol'', ''comemaíz'' "corn eater" in Costa Rica, ''chincol'' in Chile and ''Cigua de Constanza'' in the Dominican Republic. Description The rufous-collared sparrow is long and weighs . The adult has a stubby grey bill, and a grey head with broad black stripes on the crown sides, and thinner stripes through the eye an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villa-Lobos State Park
Villa-Lobos State Park () is a park in São Paulo, Brazil. It is named after composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, and is located next to Pinheiros River. It was created in 1989 on a site that was previously used as a rubbish tip. The park now has around 37,000 trees. It hosted the annual Aberto de São Paulo from 2001 until 2014 and in 2025 will start to host the SP Open. Location The park is located the Alto de Pinheiros district to the west of the centre of São Paulo. History In the late 1980s the area where the park is now located was used as a rubbish tip. The western area was used by the Companhia de Entrepostos e Armazéns Gerais do Estado de São Paulo (Company of Warehouses and General Warehouses of the State of São Paulo, CEAGESP) for their garbage disposal, and around 80 families were scavenging for food and packaging there. The central part was used as a waste dump for civil construction, and the eastern part was used to hold dredging, dredged material from the Pinheiros ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paubrasilia
''Paubrasilia echinata'' is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood (, ; Tupi: ) and is the national tree of Brazil. This plant has a dense, orange-red heartwood that takes a high shine, and it is the premier wood used for making bows for stringed instruments. The wood also yields a historically important red dye called brazilin, which oxidizes to brazilein. The name ''pau-brasil'' was applied to certain species of the genus '' Caesalpinia'' in the medieval period, and was given its original scientific name ''Caesalpinia echinata'' in 1785 by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. More recent taxonomic studies have suggested that it merits recognition as a separate genus, and it was thus renamed ''Paubrasilia echinata'' in 2016. The Latin specific epithet of ''echinata'' refers to hedgehog, from ''echinus'', and describes the thorns which cover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grumichama
''Eugenia brasiliensis'', with common names Brazil cherry and grumichama, is a medium-sized tree (maximum 20 meters height) endemic (native) to southern Brazil which bears small fruits that are purple to black in color, and have a sweet cherry to plum-like flavor. It's a small size tree which makes it perfect to use in urban landscaping. Its slow growth and low rate of dispersal make it rare, and it is generally considered as an endangered An endangered species is a species that is very likely to become extinct in the near future, either worldwide or in a particular political jurisdiction. Endangered species may be at risk due to factors such as habitat loss, poaching, inv ... species.Paulo Backes & Bruno Irgang, ''Mata Atlântica: as árvores e a paisagem'', Porto Alegre, Paisagem do Sul, 2004, page 316. The inner flesh of the fruit is white yellowish in appearance, it's mostly used for fresh eating but can also be used in making jams, jellies and pies. Gallery Fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rufous-browed Peppershrike
The rufous-browed peppershrike (''Cyclarhis gujanensis'') is a passerine bird in the vireo family. It is widespread and often common in woodland, forest edge, and cultivation with some tall trees from Mexico and Trinidad south to Argentina and Uruguay. Taxonomy The rufous-browed peppershrike was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich Gmelin in his revised and expanded edition of Carl Linnaeus's ''Systema Naturae''. He placed it in the genus ''Tanagra'' and coined the binomial name ''Tanagra gujanensis''. The specific epithet is derived from the type locality, the Guianas. Gmelin based his account on "Le verderoux" from French Guiana that had been described in 1778 by the French polymath Comte de Buffon in his multivolume ''Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux''. The rufous-browed peppershrike is now placed with the black-billed peppershrike in the genus '' Cyclarhis'' that was introduced in 1824 by William Swainson. Twenty two subspecies are recognise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White-crested Tyrannulet
The white-crested tyrannulet (''Serpophaga subcristata'') is a small species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Taxonomy and systematics The white-crested tyrannulet was originally described as ''Sylvia subcristata'', thought to be a member of what at the time was the Old World warbler family. The white-crested tyrannulet has three subspecies, the nominate ''S. s. subcristata'' (Vieillot, 1817), ''S. s. munda'' ( Berlepsch, 1893), and ''S. s. straminea'' (Temminck, 1822). Subspecies ''S. s. munda'' was originally described as a full species. BirdLife International's ''Handbook of the Birds of the World'' lumped it into the white-crested tyrannulet in 2020.HBW and BirdLife International (2020) Handbook of the Birds of the World and BirdLife International digital checklist of the birds of the world. Version 5. Available at: http://datazone.birdlife.org/userfiles/file/Species/Taxonomy/HBW- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palm Tanager
The palm tanager (''Thraupis palmarum'') is a medium-sized passerine bird. This tanager is a resident breeder from Nicaragua south to Bolivia, Paraguay, and southern Brazil. It also breeds on Trinidad and, since 1962, on Tobago. In Trinidad and Tobago, it is known by colloquial names such as the "palmiste," on American Spanish countries (Colombian pron: "''pūlmist''"), Brazil Pipira-verde (Portuguese pron: "''pəəpəərā-værd''"), and the "green jean" in American English. Description Adult palm tanagers are long and weigh . They are grey to dull olive-green. The flight feathers are blackish, and the long tail is blackish edged with green. A yellow wingbar shows in flight. Sexes are similar, although females may be somewhat paler. Palm tanager (Thraupis palmarum melanoptera) Cundinamarca.jpg, ''T. p. melanoptera'', Colombia Palm tanager (Thraupis palmarum violilavata) Paz de las Aves.jpg, ''T. p. violilavata'', Ecuador Range and habitat It occurs in semi-open areas includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forpus
''Forpus'' is a genus of neotropical parrots in the family Psittacidae. It is the only genus in the Forpini tribe of the subfamily Arinae. Taxonomy The genus ''Forpus'' was introduced in 1858 by the German zoologist Friedrich Boie. The type species was subsequently designated as the green-rumped parrotlet. The etymology of the genus name is unknown. The genus contains nine species: * Mexican parrotlet (''Forpus cyanopygius'') **Grayson's parrotlet or Tres Marias parrotlet (''Forpus cyanopygius insularis'') * Green-rumped parrotlet (''Forpus passerinus'') **Colombian green-rumped parrotlet or Rio Hacha parrotlet (''Forpus passerinus cyanophanes)'' **Trinidad green-rumped parrotlet or Venezuelan parrotlet (''Forpus passerinus viridissimus'') **Roraima green-rumped parrotlet or Schlegel's parrotlet (''Forpus passerinus cyanochlorus'') **Amazon green-rumped parrotlet or delicate parrotlet or Santarem passerine parrotlet (''Forpus passerinus deliciosus'') * Cobalt-rumped parrotlet (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red-shouldered Macaw
The red-shouldered macaw (''Diopsittaca nobilis'') is a small green South American parrot, a member of a large group of Neotropical parrots called macaws. The species is named for the red coverts on its wings. It is the smallest macaw, being in length – similar in size to the '' Aratinga'' parakeets. It is native to the tropical lowlands, savannah, and swamplands of Brazil, the Guianas, Bolivia, Venezuela, and far south-eastern Peru. There are three subspecies: The noble macaw (''Diopsittaca nobilis cumanensis''), Hahn's macaw (''Diopsittaca nobilis nobilis''), and the long-winged macaw (''Diopsittaca nobilis longipennis''). The long-winged macaw is a poorly distinct third subspecies that has longer wings, but is otherwise similar to the noble macaw. The Hahn's subspecies is named for German zoologist Carl-Wilhelm Hahn, who in 1834 began compiling ''Ornithologischer Atlas oder naturgetreue Abbildung und Beschreibung der aussereuropäischen Vögel'' (Engl: Ornithological Atlas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrush (bird)
The thrushes are a passerine bird family, Turdidae, with a worldwide distribution. The family was once much larger before biologists reclassified the former subfamily Saxicolinae, which includes the chats and European robins, as Old World flycatchers. Thrushes are small to medium-sized ground living birds that feed on insects, other invertebrates, and fruit. Some unrelated species around the world have been named after thrushes due to their similarity to birds in this family. Characteristics Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small to medium-sized birds that inhabit wooded areas and often feed on the ground. The smallest thrush may be the shortwings, which have ambiguous alliances with both thrushes and Old World flycatchers. The lesser shortwing averages . The largest thrush is the great thrush at and ; the larger, commonly recognized blue whistling thrush is an Old world flycatcher. The Amami thrush might, however, grow larger than the great thrush. Most species are gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
