Tijuca National Park, an urban national park in the mountains of the city of Rio de Janeiro, part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Preserve, administrated by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) has confirmed its status as a leading tourist destination in Brazil, and its pivotal role as the home of the world - renowned “Cristo Redentor” (Christ the Redeemer), a majestic statue on Corcovado Mountain, xonsidered an iconic city's landmark.
Recognized as the world’s largest urban rain forest, the Tijuca National Park is consolidated as the most visited site of its kind in Brazil once again, a condition maintained for the last 18 years, according to official sources.
The National Park covering roughly 15 square miles in Rio de Janeiro, features a vast and dense Atlantic forest, over 30 waterfalls, and dramatic peaks like the Corcovado and Pedra Gávea. The park is a major biodiversity hotspot, hosting over 1.600 plant species, 300+ species of mammals, numerous species of birds, and reptiles, alongside hiking trails, picnic spots., historic ruins, and functioning as a key environmental and tourist asset.
The park has access from various points in the city of Rio de Janeiro, including Alto da Buena Vista, Barra da Tijuca through the Furnas road, and Horto through Pacheco Leão Street.
Data released by different media outlets, such as Globo and Brasil 247, specified that in 2025 the number of tourists visiting the park reached 4.907.563.
Such an amount, they stressed, confirms the privileged position of this protected space in the urban area of Alto de la Buena Vista in Rio, as one of the main environmental and leisure destinations of the country.
The park concentrates significant public investments aimed at modernizing infrastructure, with different actions focus on safety and the improvement of tourist experiences in a context of growing dcmand for the main attractions.
According to Agência Brasil (ABr.) , a nationwide public news agenvy, run by the Brazilian government, the flow of visitors in the Alto Corcovado sector, home of the world - famous Christ the Redeemer, increased from 2.3 million in 2024 to more than 2.8 million in 2025.
The same news source said that the modernization plan including the installation of three new imported elevators in this sector of the Tijuca National Park, and the construction of a new panoramic viewpoint overlooking Rio de Janeiro are drivers to increase the visit of the park.
In addition restoration and maintenance works are being carried out on the buttresses that support the rocky platform, along with containment work on slopes or ramps on the historic railway line and the access roads to the Christ the Redeemer monument.
Such works aims to reinforce structural safety and guarantee the preservation of the facilities in face of the intense flow of visitors.
In the opinion of Tijuca National Park, Director Viviane Lasmar, the management of the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation prioritizes the public interest and environmental care, and the works in progress guarantee a technically rigorous and more inclusive modernization.
The Director said that this entity has protected the area for more than 160 years, and the two bodies are working hard to combine conservation in all the areas with an infrastructure that improves the quality of the visitor experience.
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