published by the instituto chico mendes de conservação da biodiversidade - icmbio, on this page more information can be found about the national park of tijuca.

the park spans across several neighborhoods and types of attractions, so entrance can be chosen depending on location and / or points of interest.

for the Forest da Tijuca  sector, the main entrance is on Praça Afonso Vizeu, in the alto da boa vista district - accessible both from the tijuca neighborhoodvia Avenida Edson Passos, or from barra da tijucaand itanhangávia the Estrada das Furnas.