Almeida Ruins (Ruinas do Almeida)

Tijuca’s National Park is divided into three visiting sections - Forest, Serra da Carioca e Pedra Bonita/Pedra da Gávea - and offers activities options for everyone, from picnic and barbecue area to hang gliding, climbing, trail, and others. Between the most famous postal cards of the country, it has the Corcovado, where’s placed the Cristo Redentor (one of the new seven wonders of the world), Pedra da Gávea, Vista Chinesa (Chinese Viewpoint), Lage Park, Paineiras, and Dona Marta Viewpoint. The Horto Waterfalls and Transcarioca Trail, all presented in our catalog, are also relevant attractive points of this location.
Forest Section is a vast and important green area right in the heart of the city. Also known as Tijuca’s Forest, there’s a bunch of nature and recreation areas to enjoy the day with family and friends. It’s also here that concentrates an infinity of trails to all publics, there are two main circuits and a share of the biggest urban trail: the Transcarioca. Located on a trail about 400 meters from the Solitude Dam, are the ruins of the house of coffee grower Antônio Joaquim D'Almeida. At the site, there were old water pipes that supplied small dams used for reforestation. After the heavy rains of 1996, the channels were destroyed and the area was completely buried, leaving only the ruins of the house.