The Forest of Gericinó -
Mendanha is a large natural area, roughly 170 square miles in
size, which is located between the cities of Mosque, Nova Iguaçu
and the western neighborhoods of Bangu and Campo
Grande.
The separate forests contained within this area are the
Sierras Marapicu, Mendanha and Madureira and the parks of
Mendanha, Ecological Park Mendanha, Gericinó-Mendanha, Nova
Iguaçu and the Massif Gericinó and Nova Iguaçu Volcano.