the local atlantic forest is abundant with wildlife, where visitors will find capuchin monkeys, sloths, armadillos, and many others habitating many different types of vegetation, including mangroves and  mountains.

there are many places in the city and in the state, where visitors can find great flora and fauna - particularly the many city parks and gardens in rio, where a variety of tropical plants and small animals naturally populate the landscape. one particularly iconic and easily accessed spot, is the morro da urca and the sugar loaf mountain, where both lizards and monkeys roam free.