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

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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

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Barra da Tijuca -- known to locals simply as Barra - is Rio's version of Huntington Beach. It is a 10-mile-long stretch of sand and Rio's most consistent surf area, with miles of shifting peaks in ...

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, ...