Tijuca

Pedaling gives me real pleasure, and at present I'm biking a lot in the Tijuca Forest.

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To reach Cristo Redentor, one of the seven new wonders of the world, grab a cog train up Corcovado Mountain and through Tijuca Forest National Park and enjoy the ride up to the statue, which is about 20-30 minutes long.

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Felipe Dana/Associated Press Dancers from the Unidos da Tijuca samba school performed during a Carnival parade at the Sambadrome in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, early Monday.

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The beaches are unforgettable, from Ipanema, where the "beautiful people" traditionally congregate in their fashionable swimsuits, to rowdy Copacabana and Barra da Tijuca, a surfer's paradise.

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It is located at the peak of the 2,300ft Corcovado mountain in the Tijuca Forest National Park overlooking Rio de Janeiro.

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The result: Tijuca National Park, the world's largest urban forest.

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The result: Tijuca National Park, the world's largest urban forest.

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And, when I visited, I watched Unidos da Tijuca, one of Rio's oldest samba schools and the one that won in 2010.

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And, when I visited, I watched Unidos da Tijuca, one of Rio's oldest samba schools and the one that won in 2010.

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Kite-surfing on this beach in Barra da Tijuca is beautiful, wonderful!

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