published by the secretaria municipal de meio ambiente - smac (municipal department for the environment), on this page a high-resolution interactive map of rio's forests can be used to create and print custom maps.

by clicking on the earth symbol with the magnifying glass, this valuable tool permits to choose a parameter and then apply it to the map by double-clicking on the map itself, discovering all sort of information about the nature of the terrain, also via automatically generated reports.

the mapping of land use and coverage is an innovative and unique work combining the atlantic forest biome of the city to the forest - through the use of geotechnology and knowledge of the natural sciences, its database provides municipal agencies working in environmental issues an accurate decision-making tool for management in the areas of inspection, licensing, recovery, and climate protection.