Tijuca Forest trail

Pico da Tijuca Trail: My Honest 2025 Hiking Review

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Pico da Tijuca Trail: My Honest 2025 Hiking Review Rio de Janeiro has this way of getting under your skin, you know? There’s just something about the city’s energy. Most people, like, see the postcard pictures of Christ the Redeemer and Sugarloaf Mountain. To be honest, standing at the top of Rio, looking out over everything, is a totally different feeling. That’s really where the Pico da Tijuca trail comes in. It’s arguably Rio’s highest peak, and at the end of the day, it offers you this incredible 360-degree spectacle without the sort of extreme difficulty you might find on …

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Corcovado Hike Review: My 2025 Trek to Christ the Redeemer

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Corcovado Hike Review: My 2025 Trek to Christ the Redeemer So, pretty much everyone who visits Rio wants to see the Christ the Redeemer statue up close. Most people, you know, hop on the little red train or take a van that snakes up the road to the top of Corcovado mountain. That is, like, a perfectly fine way to see it. There is, however, a different way to reach the summit, a way that, frankly, changes the entire experience. This other path is a hiking trail that cuts directly through the Tijuca National Park, which is, basically, the biggest …

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