at a glance

another important feature of the region is the olympic stadium joão havelange, in the engenho de dentro neighborhood.

in the neighborhood of tijuca, one can find the entrance to the floresta da tijuca, rio's second largest natural reserve and one of the most important tourist attractions in the city.

there are also a myriad of smaller residential and industrial neighborhoods.

some of rio's main expressways are located in the zona norte - the linha vermelha (red lane), connecting rio de janeiro with são joão de meriti, and the linha amarela (yellow lane) connecting barra da tijuca with ilha do fundão.