this is in addition to several lookouts and beautiful
views over the city and the atlantic ocean.
tijuca spans over 12 square miles of
mountainous terrain, and has undergone a large reforestation
process after thousands of trees were cut down to make way for
sugar cane and coffee plantations.
the forest is part of parque nacional de
tijuca, which is made up of four sectors including
tijuca forest, the carioca, pedra bonita /
pedra da gávea and liners
black / covanca.