The Tijuca Forest (Floresta da Tijuca in Portuguese) is a mountainous hand-planted rainforest in the heart of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the world's largest urban forest, covering some 32 km². Rainforests are forests characterized by high rainfall, with definitions setting minimum normal annual rainfall between 1750 mm and 2000 mm. ... Location of Rio de Janeiro Coordinates: Country Brazil Region Southeast State Rio de Janeiro Mayor Cesar Maia (PFL) Area    - City 1,260 km² Population    - City (2005) 5,613,000 [1]  - Density 4,781/km²  - Metro 11,620,000 [2] Time zone UTC-3 (UTC-3) Website: www. ...

The Tijuca Forest is home to hundreds of species of plants and wildlife, many threatened by extinction, found only in the Atlantic Rainforest (Mata Atlântica in Portuguese). After all the original forest had been destroyed to make way for coffee farms, Tijuca was replanted by Major Manuel Gomes Archer in the second half of the 19th century, in a successful effort to protect Rio's water supply. u fuck in ua ... Various species of deer are commonly seen wildlife across the Americas and Eurasia. ... The Dodo, shown here in illustration, is an often-cited[1] example of extinction. ... A typical ecosystem of Mata Atlântica at Serra do Mar Mata Atlântica is the Atlantic Rain Forest formerly covering the wet coastal hills along the Atlantic coast of Brazil (mostly in the Serra do Mar). ...

Tijuca Forest, the green spine of Rio, also contains the colossal sculpture of Christ the Redeemer on Corcovado, with the stretch of road closed to vehicular traffic leading to it, called Paineiras; the Cascatinha Waterfall; the Mayrink Chapel with murals painted by Cândido Portinari; the light pagoda-style gazebo at Vista Chinesa outlook; and the giant granite picnic table called the Mesa do Imperador. Among its impressive peaks is the Pedra da Gávea. Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro Christ the Redeemer (Portuguese: Cristo Redentor) is a large Art Deco-style statue of Jesus Christ in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Corcovado mountain The statue of Cristo Redentor ontop of Corcovado Corcovado, meaning hunchback in Portuguese, is a mountain in central Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. ... Candido Portinari. ... Pedra da Gávea (meaning Topsail Rock), is an impressive rock of 842 meters located in Floresta da Tijuca in the city of Rio de Janeiro. ...

In 1961, Tijuca Forest was declared a National Park. 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Brecon Beacons National Park, Wales, UK A national park is a reserve of land, usually declared and owned by a national government, protected from most human development and pollution. ...