Known as Parque Jéfferson, this new Y-shaped city park has grass, benches, and a small orchid house, plus food stands in colonial-style gazebos and ample night-time lighting. This area was once a gritty favela (slum), and the park’s creation was not without controversy, requiring scores of homes to be torn down, and hundreds of residents relocated. A rotten smell wafting up from the creek running through the park is the main drawback.
