emergency assistance in rio de janeiro is available for nearly all types of situations, and can be reached free of charge from any phone, private, public or cellular by dialing three digits - 190 - police / 192 - ambulance/ 193 - firefighters.

a special military unit of the firefighters' department, called grupamento de socorro florestal e meio ambiente - cbmerj, is the body in charge of emergency rescues and fires in forests - located on 196 rua da boa vista and can be contacted via phone at 21 3399.4356 / 2484.7830, via email on this link, or via this webpage where more information is available. 

whilst sticking to the guidelines, set out above, a hike or a trek through some of the vast wildernesses of the city, can be a truly breathtaking and rewarding experience, and something not to be missed on a trip to rio.