Tijuca Is the protector of Rio de Janeiro
It is Rio de Janeiro’s lifeline, a forest of more than 40 km2. It provides water, cool temperatures, beauty, and identity to locals and visitors from all over the world.
In 1861, it was declared Floresta Protetora, a protective forest, underlining who protects whom.
Learn more about Tijuca
A blueprint
to defend the
ecosystems
that defend
our cities.
In Tijuca, we combine academic research, local knowledge, activism, and strategic communications to understand, protect, and expand the Tijuca National Forest. We aim to create a methodology that may be applied and adapted to other cities and ecosystems.
Our methodology has four pillars:
