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“Floresta DA Tijuca” Fodors.com
“Falling for the many faces of Rio” Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
“The World's Wildest Cities” Men's Journal
“Flying leap for the young and young at heart” Boston.com / Boston Globe
“Rio de Janeiro” onlinetravel.com
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“Rio Heats Up” JAX FAX Travel Marketing Magazine
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Web Comments from Travellers (8)
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“The Hiking Experience” VirtualTourist.com
“Marvelous views and pure air in the biggest park” VirtualTourist.com
“Floresta da Tijuca” VirtualTourist.com
“Tijuca Forest” VirtualTourist.com
“Tijuca Forest” VirtualTourist.com
“mountains” VirtualTourist.com
“Floresta da Tijuca” VirtualTourist.com
“A wonderful place to go when...” VirtualTourist.com
TripAdvisor Traveller Rating: 4.0 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #6 of 110 attractions in Rio de Janeiro
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Traveller Description:
You’ll find historical spots, spectacular views, a beautiful waterfall, a small chapel and unusual trees in this dense, tropical national park... more » You’ll find historical spots, spectacular views, a beautiful waterfall, a small chapel and unusual trees in this dense, tropical national park, probably best explored by jeep tour. « less
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Attraction type: Beach, National park, Hiking trail, Natural history museum
Activities: Hiking, Viewing wildlife, Walking, Viewing foliage, Hang-gliding
Address: Rio de Janeiro
Brazil

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“A great break from the city”
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5 of 5 stars
jrjmn9999
Minneapolis
7 Jun 2009

The park is the largest urban rainforest in the world. You can hike through the forest and while some of the trails aren't really well marked, there are roads that you can walk on to see some interesting things. It would have been nice to have a bit of botanical knowledge before going, as there are many trees that I... more

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