as one of the most tropical and geographically varied cities in the world, rio de janeiro has an incredible array of hiking and trekking options throughout the entire city, to get any outdoor enthusiast in the walking mood - blessed with a great variety of different terrain, rio de janeiro offers visitors beaches, forests, mountains, and hills to explore, not to mention some of the most interesting urbanized areas in the country.

hiking and trekking are often considered as interchangeable activities, both simply considered as walks through nature -  however, the two activities are actually quite different, with the use of the legs the only certain similarity .