highly industrialized continents, have been affecting their biodiversity for centuries,
while in south america this has only happened on large scale
relatively recently, following the arrival of the colonizers
in the xvi century. as a result,
there still are
some truly untouched areas, many of which were chosen to
become reserves and protected areas.
situated in the heart of rio de janeiro,
between the neighborhoods of jacarapanguá and vargem grande,
the state park of
pedra branca is one such place.