Parque Natural Municipal da Cidade is a positive surprise. It offers much more natural diversity than, for instance, Parque Lage (beware, someone posted a number of photos taken at Parque Lage here, there is no palace at Parque Natural Municipal da Cidade and, unlike Parque Lage, this nature park is far less crowded than Parque Lage. Unfortunately there seems to be no option to report misplaced photos) Parque Natural Municipal da Cidade is free to enter and comparatively remote, no busses or subway run by it. Just before the entrance there is a stretch of "Communidade" the new name for Favela, but there is car parking inside the Parque, also free, and there are endless paths of all sorts meandering through it, we have not been able to discover it all in one morning. The Museum shows old photos and artwork of Rio as it once was. Most trails are paved, but there are many more that are - well, natural, and it is recommended to wear shoes with a good profile for long hikes. As the name suggests, more of the local climates flora and fauna can be found in tranquility here than in any other park we have been to within Rio de Janeiro so far.