Vast stretches of greenery butt up against soft tan sands in this coastal destination known for its brilliant hiking trails ...

Tijuca Forest used to be home to 33 large- and medium-sized species, including jaguars, tapirs and peccaries, but just 11 remain. Project Refauna could hypothetically reintroduce some of these ...

It's this combination of inviting beaches, exciting city life, and tufted rainforest that makes Rio de Janeiro (and Brazil) a tourist haven. That, plus how Tijuca National Park interweaves throughout ...

Tijuca National Park is ranked #2 out of 17 things to do in Rio de Janeiro. See pictures and our review of Tijuca National Park.

Twenty years ago, his father recounted a true story about Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca National Park that few people know. In the 1860s, six enslaved Black Brazilians — Eleuterio, Constantino ...

Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca National Park has become a laboratory for the reintroduction of locally extinct species. A study shows that, of the 33 species of large and medium-sized mammals that used ...

Barra da Tijuca, which includes an expansive 11-mile stretch of coastline and adjacent shopping center, is a neighborhood known as "Barra" and is popular among Cariocas.

The Tijuca National Park is home to several waterfalls, perfect for cooling off on hot days. Some require moderate hiking, while others are a quick walk away. T ...

Built in 1922 by the Catholic Church, the Christ the Redeemer statue is inside the Tijuca National Park, a sprawling 3,953-hectare expanse of restored Atlantic Forest recognized as one of the ...

From giraffes in Harare to jungle trails in Berlin, these urban nature reserves are perfect for city explorers who crave a ...

The vibrant streets of Rio de Janeiro transformed into a kaleidoscope of color and sound as the Unidos da Tijuca samba school took to the iconic Sambadrome for the city's annual Carnival celebrations.

Tijuca National Park has since become the country's most visited, with more than 3.5 million visitors annually. "Picture in your mind just for a second Rio without the forest, ...