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Parque da Cidade Joventino Silva (Park)


The Parque da Cidade Joventino Silva, or Parque da Cidade, is a park in Salvador, Bahia. It is in the Pituba district, close to the Santa Cruz, Itaigara, and Nordeste de Amaralina districts. It was built in 1973 and later renovated in 2001 and 2014.

The park is managed by the munincipal government of Salvador, Brazil.

Green Space
There are approximately 720,000 square meters of green space[8]. It is a place where the Atlantic Forest, the original vegetation of the Brazilian coast, is preserved, as well as the only place in the city where the Atlantic Forest meets the dunes, where several ornamental and fruit species can be found. It has a rugged topography and clayey soil, as well as swamps. It has a diverse fauna, including mammals (particularly marmosets and possums), birds, reptiles (particularly lizards), and amphibians, as well as a diverse flora, including purple ipe, pau-paraba, oiti, sucupira, coconut trees, oil palm, jackfruit trees, mango trees, sapodillas, bromeliads, and orchids.

Other attractions
There are also multi-sport courts, children's playgrounds, leisure and gym equipment, a 3,500-meter jogging track, bicycle path, elderly square, picnic area, snack bars, a medical center, concentration and meeting areas for students, tourists, and seniors groups, a large parking lot with capacity for 270 cars, and an amphitheater.