Tijuca National Park

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national park protected area urban forest

Tijuca National Park is a vast urban rainforest in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, known for its lush Atlantic Forest, hiking trails, and iconic viewpoints such as those near Christ the Redeemer.

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Observed surface forms (7)

Surface form	Occurrences
Tijuca Forest	3
Pico da Tijuca	1
Sector A – Floresta da Tijuca	1
Sector B – Serra da Carioca	1
Tijuca Massif	1
UNESCO World Heritage Site Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea	1
within Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea World Heritage Site	1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	national park ⓘ protected area ⓘ urban forest ⓘ
biome	Mata Atlântica ⓘ
climate	tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
contains	Alto da Boa Vista ⓘ Bico do Papagaio ⓘ Cascatinha Taunay ⓘ Tijuca National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pico da Tijuca Tijuca National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sector A – Floresta da Tijuca Tijuca National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sector B – Serra da Carioca Sector C – Pedra Bonita and Pedra da Gávea area ⓘ Sector D – Pretos Forros and Covanca ⓘ Vista Chinesa ⓘ
continent	South America ⓘ
country	Brazil ⓘ
designation	national park ⓘ
ecosystem	Atlantic Forest biome ⓘ surface form: Atlantic Forest
established	1961 ⓘ
governingBody	Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation ⓘ ICMBio ⓘ
hasActivity	birdwatching ⓘ hiking ⓘ rock climbing ⓘ trail running ⓘ
hasFauna	capuchin monkeys ⓘ coatis ⓘ sloths ⓘ various bird species ⓘ
hasFlora	bromeliads ⓘ ferns ⓘ orchids ⓘ
IUCNCategory	II ⓘ
knownFor	biodiversity ⓘ hiking trails ⓘ reforestation history ⓘ scenic viewpoints ⓘ urban rainforest ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ
locatedIn	Rio de Janeiro ⓘ Southeast Region of Brazil ⓘ State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ city of Rio de Janeiro urban area ⓘ
near	Christ the Redeemer ⓘ Corcovado Mountain ⓘ Pedra Bonita ⓘ Pedra da Gávea ⓘ
partOf	Tijuca National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea
previousLandUse	coffee plantations ⓘ
reforestationBegan	19th century ⓘ
reforestationLedBy	Manuel Gomes Archer ⓘ
urbanContext	one of the largest urban forests in the world ⓘ

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Corcovado → UNESCOStatus → Tijuca National Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: within Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea World Heritage Site

Rio de Janeiro Botanical Garden → adjacentTo → Tijuca National Park ⓘ

Tijuca National Park → contains → Tijuca National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pico da Tijuca

Tijuca National Park → contains → Tijuca National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sector A – Floresta da Tijuca

Tijuca National Park → contains → Tijuca National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sector B – Serra da Carioca

Carioca River → flowsThrough → Tijuca National Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tijuca Forest

Rio de Janeiro → hasLandmark → Tijuca National Park ⓘ

State of Rio de Janeiro → hasTouristAttraction → Tijuca National Park ⓘ

Corcovado → locatedIn → Tijuca National Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tijuca Forest

Carioca River → locatedInProtectedArea → Tijuca National Park ⓘ

Corcovado → locatedOn → Tijuca National Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tijuca Massif

Corcovado → partOf → Tijuca National Park ⓘ

Tijuca National Park → partOf → Tijuca National Park self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: UNESCO World Heritage Site Rio de Janeiro: Carioca Landscapes between the Mountain and the Sea

Carioca River → sourceRegion → Tijuca National Park ⓘ

this entity surface form: Tijuca Forest