Tijuca National Park
More than 230 species of animals and birds live in the park, including capuchin monkeys, coatis, agoutis, wild dogs, marmosets, hummingbirds and thrushes.Emperor Pedro II of Brazil established federal control over the area in 1861, and efforts began to restore the former forest on the bare slopes and abandoned fields.[7] Tijuca National Park is claimed to be the world's largest urban forest,[1] covering some 39.58 square kilometres (15.28 sq mi),[8] although this title is disputed with Johannesburg, South Africa.[1] It is currently threatened by frequent, accidental fires set by humans, a problem compounded by colonization by more flammable grasses displacing native vegetation.Common destinations are: Diamantina's waterfall, Parrot's Beak (Bico do Papagaio), Tijuca's Peak (Pico da Tijuca), Cave Circuit (Circuito das Grutas), Archer's Hill (Morro do Archer), Anhanguera's Hill (Morro da Anhanguera), the Excelsior Lookout (Mirante do Excelsior) and the Bat's Cave (Caverna dos Morcegos).
IUCN categorynational parkPedra da GáveaRio de JaneiroICMBioUNESCO World Heritage SiteSessionPortugueseAtlantic Forest Biosphere PreserveChico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity ConservationvegetationreforestationSecond EmpiredeforestationcoffeeEmpirespeciescapuchin monkeyscoatisagoutiswild dogsmarmosetshummingbirdsthrushesflash floodsEmperor Pedro II of Brazilcog railwayCorcovadoChrist the RedeemerCarioca MosaicUNESCOWorld Heritage Siteurban forestJohannesburgSouth AfricabairrosTijucaBarra da TijucaTupi languagePico da TijucaSouth Zonesfavelaenvironmental degradationplantswildlifeextinctionAtlantic Forestintroduced speciesazulejosCândido PortinariVista ChinesagranitehikingList of mammals of Tijuca National ParkBibcodeNational parks of BrazilAmazônia AnavilhanasAraguaiaCabo Orange Campos AmazônicosJamanximJuruenaMapinguariMonte RoraimaNascentes do Lago JariPacaás NovosPico da NeblinaRio NovoSerra da CutiaSerra da MocidadeSerra do DivisorSerra do PardoTumucumaque MountainsViruáAlto CaririAparados da SerraAraucáriasBoa NovaCampos GeraisCaparaóDescobrimentoGuaricanaIguaçuItatiaiaMonte PascoalPau BrasilSaint-Hilaire/LangeSão JoaquimSerra da BocainaSerra da CapivaraSerra das LontrasSerra de ItabaianaSerra do GandarelaSerra do ItajaíSerra dos ÓrgãosSerra GeralChapada DiamantinaFurna FeiaSerra das ConfusõesSete CidadesUbajaraCatimbauBrasíliaCavernas do PeruaçuChapada das MesasChapada dos VeadeirosGrande Sertão VeredasNascentes do Rio ParnaíbaSempre VivasSerra da BodoquenaSerra da CanastraSerra do CipóAbrolhosFernando de NoronhaIlhas dos CurraisJericoacoaraJurubatiba SandbankLagoa do PeixeLençóis MaranhensesSuperagüiChapada dos GuimarãesIlha GrandePantanal Matogrossense