World's Largest Urban Forest Was Planted by Hand

World's Largest Urban Forest Was Planted by Hand

From the top of Rio de Janeiro's towering mountain of Corcovado, at the feet of the iconic Christ the Redeemer statue, the high rise urban centers neatly tucked along the shoreline are dwarfed by the rugged natural skyline. On these peaks, for as far as the eye can see, grows the dense jungle of the Tijuca forest -- the largest urban forest in the world -- which gives Rio the feel of city that has managed to coexist with nature like none other on the planet. [...] The truth is, this sprawling forest was replanted by hand.

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