Rio de Janeiro - Tijuca National Park Parque Nacional da Tijuca

Rua Pacheco Leão, which branches off Rua Jardim Botânico, runs west, skirting the south side of the gardens, into Estrada Dona Castorina, which leads to the Tijuca National Park, the largest urban National Park in Brazil (area 120sq.km/46sq.mi). It consists of three parts: the Morro do Corcovado with its giant statue of Christ, the Morro da Vista Chinesa and the Tijuca Forest. Alternatively the National Park can be reached from the Estrada da Gávea by taking Estrada da Canoa and then Estrada da Gávea Pequena, which forks into Estrada da Boa Vista and Estrada da Vista Chinesa. Boa Vista leads to the main entrance to the Tijuca Forest, Vista Chinesa to the Morro da Vista Chinesa.

From the Lagoa Rodrigo de Freitas the route to the park runs through the Rebouças Tunnel, which links the city's Zona Sul with the Zona Norte, and then continues by way of Cosme Velho, near Corcovado.