What is Tom Jobim’s favorite tree that was the backdrop to the photo of Biden’s daughter

Ashley Biden took a tour of Rio’s botanical garden this week

While the President of the United States, Joe Bidenattended meetings during the G20 summit, which took place in Rio de Janeiro, the politician’s daughter took the opportunity to visit the city. Ashley posted a few snaps on social media, and one of the outings caught some attention.

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On Tuesday, during a visit to the Rio Botanical Garden, the social worker encountered the kapok tree, the singer’s favorite Tom Jobim (1927-1994). Impressively, the tree also has a plaque honoring the artist on site. In the photo, Ashley poses in front of the giant. Check:

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Tom Jobim’s favorite

THE kapok (Ceiba pentandra) is also known in the Botanical Gardens as “Tom’s tree”, it earned this title because during morning walks in the park the artist always stopped to admire it and draw inspiration from it. In 1995, a year after the singer’s death, a plaque was unveiled at the foot of the tree.

According to what was reported by the columnist Antonio Callado in the January 14 issue of the “Ilustrada” column of that year Folha de Sao Paulothe sign simply says that it is a tribute from Ibama to Tom Jobim, “sovereign master”.

“Tom used to think long and hard about kapok. In fact, at the Botanical Gardens, talkative as ever, Tom was a bit vegetative, if I may put it that way. When he approached a favorite tree, he adopted a dialect and posture designed more to interpret than describe the tree. The name kapok, for example, he rolled around in his mouth like someone sucking on caramel,” Callado describes.

The species is native to Latin America, present from Mexico to northern South America. In Brazil it is found in the North, Northeast and Central-West. Considered sacred by many cultures, it can live more than 100 years and reach 70 meters.

According to information from the Soka Institute, the natives believe that at the base of the tree there is a portal that connects this reality with the spiritual universe. Mythological forest beings enter and exit through it. Furthermore, blows to the torso were used as a means of communication, which can echo for kilometers.

The tree has many properties. Pain can be obtained from the fruits, used as an alternative to cotton and to stuff pillows, mattresses and more. Oil can also be extracted from the seed, used in cooking and in the production of soaps, lubricants and even for lighting. And the sap can be used medicinally to treat conjunctivitis and others.

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