at a glance

Barra da Tijuca alone contains 82km² of urban space, constituting 10% of the total surface of the city of Rio de Janeiro, given even more significance if we take into account the fact that during this period it represented around 20% of the urban area of the city. Baixada de Jacarepaguá, in turn, which includes Barra de Tijuca, covered a surface of 160km², with 122.5km² of urban space, constituting approximately 25% of the potentially urbanized area of the city.  

Presented by the    Gestão e Consultoria em Meio Ambiente, Turismo e Logística de Transporte, the study A baixada de jacarepaguá - Baixada (lowlands) of Jacarepaguá, claims that It would appear that, during the past four centuries, Barra da Tijuca was unique in its immunity to the urban expansion of Rio de Janeiro, but in reality it was always a farming region, used for cattle rearing, hunting, fishing and leisure activities.