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1 week agoExploring the green side of Rio de Janeiro: a vast urban rain forest
Tijuca National Park offers a unique urban rainforest experience with waterfalls and diverse wildlife amidst Rio de Janeiro's bustling city life.
On arrival, guests are greeted by artist Isvald Klingels' "Ghost Forest" installation, which incorporates fallen tree stumps, snags, logs, and branches, alongside old-growth Red Cedars and a unique 16-foot-tall spiraling Yew tree. This site-specific "living landscape" reflects both the area’s historical timber industry and a notion of cyclical renewal, emphasizing how nature is restored in urban spaces.