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  2. Tijuca National Park - Wikipedia

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    The Tijuca National Park (Portuguese: Parque Nacional da Tijuca) is an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.The park is part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Preserve, [1] and is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio).

  3. Pedra da Gávea - Wikipedia

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    Pedra da Gávea is a monolithic mountain in Tijuca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Composed of granite and gneiss, its elevation is 844 metres (2,769 ft), making it one of the highest mountains in the world that ends directly in the ocean. [2]

  4. Tijuca - Wikipedia

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    Tijuca (Portuguese pronunciation: [tʃiˈʒukɐ]) (meaning marsh or swamp in the Tupi language, from ty ("water") and îuk ("rotten") [1]) is a neighbourhood of the Northern Zone of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It comprises the region of Saens Peña and Afonso Pena squares.

  5. How Black people saved Rio de Janeiro’s Tijuca forest - AOL

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    OPINION: Tijuca National Park is the largest urban rainforest in the world and the heart of Rio. Now, the little-known story of how six enslaved Black Brazilians helped save the land from complete ...

  6. National park (Brazil) - Wikipedia

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    Home of the Baron of Escragnolle, now a restaurant in the Tijuca Forest park, Rio de Janeiro. The parks vary greatly in size between the 3,300 hectares (8,200 acres) Tijuca Forest in Rio de Janeiro and the 3,800,000 hectares (9,400,000 acres) Tumucumaque Mountains National Park in the Amazon. [8] By 2010 only 30 parks were accessible to the public.

  7. List of Atlantic Forest conservation units - Wikipedia

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    Tijuca Brazil: July 6, 1961 3.958 [46] Located in Rio de Janeiro, it is considered the third largest urban forest in the world. One of Brazil's most important tourist attractions. [47] Ubajara Brazil: April 30, 1959 6.851 [48] Located in Ceará, it preserves important stretches of the Caatinga moist-forest enclaves. [49] Ybycui Paraguay: May 16 ...

  8. List of mammals of Tijuca National Park - Wikipedia

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    There are at least 62 species of mammals known to occur in the Tijuca National Park in the city of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil. [1] ... Atlantic Forest hocicudo ...

  9. The best US States for bird watching revealed - AOL

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    Choose from salt marsh, sand dune beaches, and dense forest as you seek out the latest species on the top of your spotting list. 7. Maryland. Bird standing on post in the sunset.

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