Nothing special about it, just a regular park to jog or walk around. Hippies hang out there on sundays
It's quite a big park, safe (not so much on weekdays though) and has a lot of attractions. There's a small amusement park, an open air gym (appreciated by elderly), a lake, an organic food market on Saturdays and a nice market on Saturdays and Sundays with art, craft, souvenirs... It's a place for all ages and many different activities. But you have to be open-minded and not very upper class to enjoy it.
I walked around this park with my one-year-old daughter for the better part of an afternoon last week, and we really enjoyed it. The park is really big and completely open and flat, with a number of natural dirt trails and a few concrete ones. There were a number of older folks and families sitting on benches, as well as some university-aged kids sitting around on the grass. There is a small orchid garden that is run by a couple gardeners that are very friendly. Their facilities are somewhat dilapidated, and would probably benefit from a budget increase in the near term. There are a few folks with carts selling snacks and sodas and such, and a lake where you can rent a pedal boat shaped like a swan.There are a handful of negatives. There were a few people smoking weed in the more isolated parts of the park. There is also an area where there are folks who seem to be living out of shopping carts filled with their belongings, also in a more isolated part of the park. Also, there is this giant rectangular pool in the middle of the park that has stagnant water where swarms of fleas congregate in groups that hang around right at head-level, and every now and again, you walk through one of these columns of fleas and it is not so pleasant.Bottom line, I feel safe being in this park in the daytime. At night, I would not feel comfortable in this park, especially in the more isolated areas.
It's the most traditional park in the city. Exists since 1807 and changed constantly over the years. Is the place every citizen knows in Porto Alegre. It's not gorgeous (or even dazling) but it's the most visited place in town in the weekends. It's a good place to see how people are here. It has a flea market on sundays and a veggie market on saturdays. There are some restaurants and coffee shops around.
The park is really big and you can go either with friends or your family, sometimes (I guess, not sure about the dates) you have a little market on the street
A traditional gathering point, the most enjoyable park in town, right in the middle of it. With large tree coverage, provides a good shade during summer and winter alike, when boat rides on the like are more enjoyable. A food market takes place on one of its sides on Saturday mornings and a handicraft market on Saturdays. Avoid it at night, it's not safe.
It's a park and there really isn't a lot to do there. There are a couple of things to see and in one corner there is some sort of club where old men were playing a game that i didn't recognise, but after walking around this park for an hour i got bored and left. Maybe, i'm just miserable, but it was hardly exciting.Be careful, this park is very unsafe at night.
A large oasis in the centre of town that gives plenty of space to escape into the shade on a hot sumners day. I was there on a quiet Monday so nothing going on, but l heard more happens at the weekends. Large lake where you can hire a swan pedalo, large fountain feature. Old park that is well over due a good spruce up.
I really enjoyed this attraction. I wanted to shop somewhere other than the local malls. My friends and I loved all the local booths. We bought quite a few items and souvenirs. The artists/booth owners were easy to work with and I was able to find nice items at a good price. I think you could find almost anything there and I would recommend stopping by. I did not feel unsafe while there but did visit with other folks and during the daylight hours. Food vendors were good as well and the park overall was very pretty.