| Tijuca National Park | |
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| Parque Nacional da Tijuca | |
 View of Pedra da Gávea | |
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| Nearest city | Rio de Janeiro, State of Rio de Janeiro |
| Coordinates | 22°57′34″S 43°16′40″W / 22.95944°S 43.27778°W |
| Area | 3,958.41 ha |
| Designation | National park |
| Created | 1961 |
| Visitors | 3,305,010 (in 2016) |
| Administrator | ICMBio |
| Criteria | Natural: v, vi |
| Reference | 1100 |
| Inscription | 2012 (36th Session) |
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).
The area is composed of secondary vegetation, as it is the result of reforestation carried out during the Second Empire, when it became clear that deforestation caused by coffee farms was harming the drinking water supply of the then capital of the Empire. More than 230 species of animals and birds live in the park, including capuchin monkeys, coatis, agoutis, wild dogs, marmosets, hummingbirds and thrushes.[2]
- ^ Carreiro, Margaret M.; Zipperer, Wayne C. (2011). "Co-adapting societal and ecological interactions following large disturbances in urban park woodlands". Austral Ecology. 36 (8): 904–915. Bibcode:2011AusEc..36..904C. doi:10.1111/j.1442-9993.2010.02237.x. ISSN 1442-9993. Archived from the original on 2021-12-28. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ Rezende, Gabriel (2024-10-07). "Parque Nacional da Tijuca: Natureza e História em Pleno Rio de Janeiro". Jornal de Sábado (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-05.