published by the ministério do meio ambiente (ministry of environment), the 400-page report mata atlântica - patrimônio nacional dos brasileiros (atlantic forest - national patrimony of brazilians) is a precious source of information spanning the entire country, with rio de janeiro appearing in more detail on page 171.

available for free via this link, the book, coordinated by wigold bertoldo schäffer, present policies and measures undertaken by the ministry of environment, on the issue of conservation and restoration of the atlantic forest, its biome, the historical process of its destruction, its endangered species, its population and its preservation in each state.