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Photo Gallery: Rio de Janeiro in Black and White Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine
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Photo: Tijuca forest
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Majestic and inviting, Tijuca Forest—a true rain forest—is the largest within urban limits in the world, home to a grand assortment of flora and fauna.
Photograph by Claudio Edinger

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