The name of the massif is attributed to the white colored limestone formation, which is present on the site, hence the name 'Pedra Branca'. The Park covers a large set of hills and rocky shores that form the various mountain ranges of the massif, which provide unique and majestic landscapes in each region surrounding the park itself.
Its geographical location, together with its geomorphological characteristics, provide visitors with several privileged vantage points in the city, it also houses numerous springs, rivers and streams that run through the land, forming unique landscapes with wells and waterfalls.
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Cachoeiras de Macacu is a Brazilian municipality in the state of Rio de Janeiro, located 97 km from the state capital. It has its name from the dozens of waterfalls of extraordinary beauty of the municipality, such as the Tenebroso, Sete Quedas, Barba, Samambaia, Chapadão and Furna da Onça. Recently the municipality has become an attraction for trekking, mountaineering, rappel and other forms of extreme sports and ecotourism, and part of its territory is located in the limits of the Três Picos State Park, with its imposing set of granite mountains that rise to 2,366 meters above sea level forming
Forest of the Tijuca National Park of Rio de Janeiro
More than 150 years ago, began one of the first large-scale reforestations in the world. Over thirteen years, more than 220 thousand typical seedlings of the Atlantic Forest were planted in what is now the forest of the Tijuca National Park of Rio de Janeiro, in fact one of the largest, most beautiful and most visited urban forests in the world. In its enclave of 3,953 hectares in the middle of the city, the Tijuca forest is home to the famous Corcovado dominated by the statue of Christ the Redeemer. In
