Ipanema Park
Ipanema Park is a large urban park in Ipatinga, Minas Gerais, Brazil. It covers about 1.1 square kilometers and has around 12,000 trees, making it one of the biggest green spaces inside a city in the state.
It was designed mainly to protect the Ipanema stream and is one of the last landscape projects by Roberto Burle Marx. Work began in 1980, he was hired in 1985, and the park opened gradually through the 1990s because some surrounding areas needed to be expropriated.
The park is run by the Ipatinga City Hall and was named a municipal cultural heritage site in 2000.
Inside, you can find a playground, a Science Park, multi-sport courts, soccer fields, walking and biking tracks, and an amphitheater. There is also a large artificial lake with an island and a weather vane, and around it are food kiosks added in 2019.
The park also includes the Caminho das Águas Railroad, which is sometimes used for rides. Nearby facilities include the Municipal Plant Nursery, an international karting track, and the Ipatingão stadium. The park hosts big events and has Christmas decorations in some years.
Ipanema Park is a heritage site but faces problems like graffiti, vandalism, occasional crime, and bike traffic that can conflict with pedestrians. In 2018, informal stalls along the park’s main avenue were removed to protect the landscape.
This page was last edited on 3 February 2026, at 02:10 (CET).