You can know National Park and Floresta da Tijuca in the following excursions

National Park and Floresta da Tijuca. Rio de Janeiro - BRAZIL

Direccion: Estr. da Cascatinha, 850. Alto da Boa Vista, Rio de Janeiro
Phone: +55 21 2491-1700
Web: www.parquedatijuca.com.br

The Tijuca National Park is in the city and state of Rio de Janeiro, it is the second smallest of the Brazilian national parks, and is enclosed in the center of the city.

The Floresta da Tijuca National Park, has almost 4,000 hectares, is the largest urban forest in the world and plays a key role in the life of the city as it preserves the water sources that supply it, controls both atmospheric and acoustic, prevents erosion, prevents floods, regulates the climate and, of course, gives shelter and protection to hundreds of species of flora and fauna.

It was created in 1961, is part of the Rio de Janeiro Biosphere Reserve and is the most visited National Park in all of Brazil.

The Tijuca National Park is divided into four sectors that house the highest peaks of Rio de Janeiro and one of its main points of tourist attraction, the Christ the Redeemer of Corcovado.
Sector A: Floresta da Tijuca
Sector B: Serra da Carioca
Sector C: Pedra Bonita and Pedra da Gávea
Sector D: Covanca / Petros Linings

Schedules and access to the Tijuca National Park
Sector A: Floresta da Tijuca
Daily: 08:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (summer until 6:00 p.m.)
Access: Plaza Alfonso Vizeu - Bairro Alto de Boa Vista

Sector B: Serra da Carioca
Daily: 08:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (summer until 6:00 p.m.)
Corcovado: 08:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (summer until 8:00 p.m.)
Lage Park: 08:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (summer until 7:00 p.m.)
Corcovado and Paineiras access: Rua Almirante Alexandrino - Barrio Santa Teresa
Rua Amado Nervo - Barrio Alto da Boa Vista
Rua Pacheco Leao - Botanical Garden
Rua Cosme Velho 513 - Corcovado Train Station
Access Lage Park: Rua Botanical Garden 514 - Botanical Garden

Sector C: Pedra Bonita and Pedra da Gávea
Pedra Bonita: Daily from 08:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (summer until 6:00 p.m.)
Pedra da Gávea: Daily from 08:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (summer until 5:00 p.m.)
Pedra Bonita access: Das Canoas road, up to Pedra Bonita road and delta wing ramp.
Access Pedra da Gávea: Carretera Sorima - Barra de Tijuca

Free entry, to the entire Tijuca National Park except to Morro del Corcovado and Cristo Redentor.