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 regionbetween bangu and campo grande
- the
park has several natural pools,
rich vegetation, and waterfalls with drops of over 10
feet.