Explore Tijuca Forest to discover some of the Rio’s Eco spots and get a unique experience of Tijuca National Park!
Among the park’s tourist attractions, trails, caves and waterfalls, there are famous landmarks of the city, such as Pedra da Gávea, Corcovado, and Pico da Tijuca, the highest point in the park, rising 1,022 meters above the sea ​​level.
At the beginning of the 19th century, after a long period of devastation for the use of wood and sugarcane and coffee crops, the city began to suffer from a lack of drinking water, as, without the protection of vegetation, the springs began to run dry. Therefore, from 1862 onwards, the emperor Dom Pedro II ordered the reforestation of the site.
Created in 1961, Tijuca National Park was declared a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO in 1991. It is the most visited in the country, with approximately 2 million visitors per year. The park is located in the central portion of the municipality, and, as it does not have continuous territory, it is mixed with the urban area of ​​the city.

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