# Tijuca National Park

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Tijuca National Park is a hand-planted urban rainforest spreading across roughly 40 square kilometers of Rio de Janeiro's mountains. Reforested from the 1860s and made a national park in 1961, it shelters waterfalls, peaks, and rare wildlife above the city.

## Roots Earth

Roots Earth has a longer story for Tijuca National Park, with a choice of female or male voice. Download the city audio to listen offline. No account is needed.

Coordinates: -22.9594, -43.2778

[City page](/cities/rio-de-janeiro)

[App Store](/go/appstore) · [Google Play](/go/play)