By willdias on Skatehive
Barra da Tijuca as a neighborhood and urban area has a recent history. The place only began to develop urbanistically and gain momentum in the 1970s, when the Barra Shopping Mall and the large condominiums of apartment buildings appeared. In the past it was a humid area with restinga forests, and the Baixada de Jacarepaguá was occupied by farms and mills. In the second half of the 20th century Barra was progressively occupied as an urban area after the construction of roads and tunnels. The name Barra da Tijuca comes from alluvial deposits formed at the mouths of rivers and canals. In the case of this neighborhood, the deposit is formed by the meeting of the waters of the region's lagoons (including Lagoa da Tijuca) with the Atlantic Ocean, through the Canal da Joatinga. barra da tijuca currently has a skateboarding lane in this photography space, and facing it is a beautiful beach located in block 3. This means you can skate all day long, and at the end of the day you can take a dip i