If you want outdoor adventures in Brazil, this major city is home to a truly stunning urban park that allows you to explore ...

Tijuca National Park is ranked #2 out of 17 things to do in Rio de Janeiro. ... stands 124 feet tall as a religious and cultural symbol of the Brazilian people's warm and welcoming culture.

People visit the Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on May 21, 2023.(Photo: Xinhua) This photo taken on May 20, 2023 shows a monkey at the Tijuca National Park in Rio de Janeiro ...

In 1967, the Tijuca forest was declared a national park divided into three non-contiguous sectors: Tijuca Forest west of the city centre; Carioca, where the world wonder Cristo Redentor statue is ...

So in 1861, the last Brazilian Emperor, Pedro the Second, ordered one of the world's first reforestation programs. A hundred years later, in 1961, Tijuca was named a national park.

Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church, the Christ the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca National Park, a sprawling 3,953-hectare expanse of restored Atlantic Forest recognized as one of the ...

In 1967, the Tijuca forest was declared a national park divided into three non-contiguous sectors: Tijuca Forest west of the city centre; Carioca, where the world wonder Cristo Redentor statue is ...