parque national da tijuca it is the most visited national park in brazil, receiving over two million visitors a year.

christ the redeemer, or cristo redentor, the great statue overlooking the city, is located at the peak corcovado mountain, at the edge of the forest and overlooking the city.

the tijuca forest can be seen on this google map, and here on a wikimapia (zoom setting may open correctly only with chrome or firefox).