provided by the instituto brasileiro de geografia e estatística, ibge, this map clearly shows all of rio de janeiro state's mountain ridges   - commonly called monoliths due to their geological formations the mountains in rio are a marvelous feature of the city landscape.

featured on this site is a listing of all caves individuals are able to exlore while in the city and state - for a better understanding of possible caving locations individuals can click on one of the hyperlinks listed below.

do morcego, paulo e virgínia, de oliveira, do ouvido, luís fernandes, belmiro, surucucu, eleuterio, gabriela, and state caves.