Tijuca National Park
Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
Welcome to Brazil's Tijuca National Park located just outside Rio de Janiero. This place first became a National Park in 1961 and has been a popular recreation area for over half a century. What was once cleared land for sugar and coffee plantations has since been reverted back into a rainforest.
This was RecPlanet place of the day on August 21, 2016 in honor of Rio's hosting of the olympic games.
7,907.37 acresabout nine and a third Central Parks
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Acreage7,907.37
Managed byBrazilian Government
AddressRio de Janeiro, RJ
Coordinates-22.968983, -43.256950
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