part of the parque estadual do mendanha (mendanha state park), the parque natural municipal do mendanha is rio's metropolitan portion of this beautiful protected area - encompassing almost 1500 acres, parque da mendanha (mendanha park) is a bio-diverse jewel.

it is located in zona oeste (west zone) of rio de janeiro, on the mountains of mendanha and quitungo, in an atlantic rainforest region between bangu and campo grande - the park has several natural pools, rich vegetation, and waterfalls with drops of over 10 feet.