State park (Brazil)

A state park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual) in Brazil is a legally defined type of protected area operated by one of the states. Their goal is to preserve important or beautiful natural ecosystems. Public access is allowed subject to regulations defined by the responsible agency.

Definition

State parks fall under the same regulations as national parks, defined by law 9.985 of July 2000.^[1] The park's basic objective is preservation of natural ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty. This enables the conduct of scientific research and the development of educational activities and environmental interpretation, recreation in contact with nature and eco tourism. The park is publicly owned, and private areas included in its limits will be expropriated when it is established. Public visitation is subject to the rules and restrictions set out in Unit Management Plan, rules established by the body responsible for its administration, and those provided for by regulation. Scientific research requires prior authorization from the agency responsible for managing the unit and is subject to conditions and restrictions established by the agency.^[1]

State parks are classed as IUCN protected area category II (national park). They are administered by the government institute of each state responsible for the environment.^[2] For example, in São Paulo they are administered by the Instituto Florestal (Forest Institute) and in Rio de Janeiro by the Instituto Estadual do Ambiente (State Environment Institute).^[2]

Examples

Name	State	Area (ha)	Created	Biome
Acaraí	Santa Catarina	6,667	2005	Atlantic Forest
Águas Quentes	Mato Grosso	1,487	1978	Cerrado
Albert Löfgren	São Paulo	174	1896	Atlantic Forest
Altamiro de Moura Pacheco	Goiás	2,132	1992	Cerrado
Alto Ribeira Tourist	São Paulo	35,712	1958	Atlantic Forest
Araguaia	Mato Grosso	223,170	2001	Cerrado
Areia Vermelha Marine	Paraíba	156	2000	Caatinga
Bacanga	Maranhão	2,634	1980	Amazon
Baleia	Minas Gerais	102	1988	Cerrado
Biribiri	Minas Gerais	16,999	1998	Cerrado
Boguaçu	Paraná	6,052	1998	Atlantic Forest
Cachoeira da Fumaça	Espírito Santo	162	1984	Atlantic Forest
Caldas Novas	Goiás	12,315	1970	Cerrado
Camaquã	Rio Grande do Sul	7,993	1975	Pampas, Atlantic Forest
Caminho dos Gerais	Minas Gerais	56,264	2007	Cerrado, Caatinga
Campina do Encantado	São Paulo	3,200	1994	Atlantic Forest
Campinhos	Paraná	337	1960	Atlantic Forest
Campos do Jordão	São Paulo	8,341	1941	Atlantic Forest
Cantão	Tocantins	90,018	1998	Amazon, Cerrado
Cantareira	São Paulo	7,916	1962	Atlantic Forest
Canudos	Bahia	1,321	1986	Caatinga
Caracol	Rio Grande do Sul	25	1973	Atlantic Forest
Carlos Botelho	São Paulo	37,644	1982	Atlantic Forest
Caverna do Diabo	São Paulo	40,220	2008	Atlantic Forest
Cerrado	Paraná	1,830	1992	Cerrado
Chandless	Acre	695,303	2004	Amazon
Charapucu	Pará	65,181	2010	Amazon
Corumbiara	Rondônia	384,055	1990	Amazon, Pantanal
Costa do Sol	Rio de Janeiro	9,841	2011	Coastal Marine
Cristalino	Mato Grosso	66,900	2001	Amazon, Cerrado
Cristalino II	Mato Grosso	118,000	2001	Amazon, Cerrado
Desengano	Rio de Janeiro	21,444	1970	Atlantic Forest
Dom Osório Stoffel	Mato Grosso	6,422	2002	Cerrado
Encontro das Águas	Mato Grosso	108,960	2004	Pantanal
Espigão Alto	Rio Grande do Sul	1,332	1949	Atlantic Forest
Fonte Grande	Espírito Santo	218	1986	Atlantic Forest
Forno Grande	Espírito Santo	730	1998	Atlantic Forest
Fritz Plaumann	Santa Catarina	741	2003	Atlantic Forest
Furnas do Bom Jesus	São Paulo	2,069	1989	Cerrado, Atlantic Forest
Graciosa	Paraná	1,190	1990	Atlantic Forest
Grão Mogol	Minas Gerais	28,404	1998	Cerrado
Gruta da Lagoa Azul	Mato Grosso	12,513	1999	Cerrado
Guajará-Mirim	Rondônia	216,568	1990	Amazon
Guariba	Amazonas	72,296	2005	Amazon
Guarita	Rio Grande do Sul	350	1971	Atlantic Forest
Guartelá	Paraná	799	1992	Atlantic Forest
Guirá	Mato Grosso	100,000	2002	Pantanal
Ibitipoca	Minas Gerais	1,488	1973	Atlantic Forest
Igarapés do Juruena	Mato Grosso	227,817	2002	Amazon
Ilha Anchieta	São Paulo	828	1977	Atlantic Forest
Ilha do Cardoso	São Paulo	13,500	1962	Atlantic Forest
Ilha Grande	Rio de Janeiro	12,072	1971	Atlantic Forest
Ilha do Mel	Paraná	393	2002	Atlantic Forest
Ilhabela	São Paulo	27,025	1977	Atlantic Forest
Intervales	São Paulo	41,704	1995	Atlantic Forest
Ibiporã	Paraná	74	1980	Atlantic Forest
Itapeva	Rio Grande do Sul	1,000	2002	Atlantic Forest
Itapuã	Rio Grande do Sul	5,566	1973	Coastal Marine
Itaúnas	Espírito Santo	3,481	1991	Atlantic Forest
Itinguçu	São Paulo	5,040	2006	Atlantic Forest
Jacupiranga	São Paulo	150,000	1969	Atlantic Forest
Jalapão	Tocantins	158,885	2001	Cerrado
Juqueri	São Paulo	2,058	1993	Cerrado
Jurupará	São Paulo	26,250	1992	Atlantic Forest
Lagamar de Cananéia	São Paulo	40,758	2008	Atlantic Forest
Laje de Santos Marine	São Paulo	5,000	1993	Coastal Marine
Lajeado	Tocantins	9,931	2001	Cerrado
Mãe Bonifácia	Mato Grosso	77	2001	Cerrado
Mananciais de Campos do Jordão	São Paulo	503	1993	Atlantic Forest
Massairo Okamura	Mato Grosso	51	2000	Cerrado
Mata das Flores	Espírito Santo	800	1992	Atlantic Forest
Matas do Segredo	Mato Grosso do Sul	178	2000	Cerrado
Matupiri	Amazonas	513,747	2009	Amazon
Mendanha	Rio de Janeiro	4,398	2013	Atlantic Forest
Mirador	Maranhão	500,000	1980	Cerrado
Monge	Paraná	372	1960	Atlantic Forest
Monte Alegre	Pará	3,678	2001	Amazon
Morro do Chapéu	Bahia	46,000	1998	Caatinga
Morro do Diabo	São Paulo	33,845	1986	Atlantic Forest
Nascente do Paranapanema	São Paulo	22,269	2012	Atlantic Forest
Nascentes do Rio Taquari	Mato Grosso do Sul	30,619	1999	Cerrado
Natal Dunes	Rio Grande do Norte	1,172	1977	Atlantic Forest
Nova Baden	Minas Gerais	214	1994	Atlantic Forest
Paraty-Mirim	Rio de Janeiro		1972	Atlantic Forest
Parcel de Manuel Luís	Maranhão	45,237	1991	Coastal Marine
Pau Oco	Paraná	905	1994	Atlantic Forest
Paulo César Vinha	Espírito Santo	1,500	1990	Atlantic Forest
Pedra Azul	Espírito Santo	1,240	1991	Atlantic Forest
Pedra da Boca	Paraíba	160	2000	Caatinga
Pedra Branca	Rio de Janeiro	12,394	1974	Atlantic Forest
Pedra da Risca do Meio	Ceará	3,300	1997	Coastal Marine
Pedra Selada	Rio de Janeiro	8,036	2012	Atlantic Forest
Pico do Itambé	Minas Gerais	4,696	1998	Atlantic Forest, Cerrado
Pico do Jabre	Paraíba	500	1992	Atlantic Forest
Pico do Marumbi	Paraná	8,745	1990	Atlantic Forest
Pico Paraná	Paraná	4,334	2002	Atlantic Forest
Pirineus	Goiás	2,833	1987	Cerrado
Porto Ferreira	São Paulo	611	1987	Atlantic Forest
Prelado	São Paulo	1,828	2006	Atlantic Forest
Prosa	Mato Grosso do Sul	135	2002	Cerrado
Quarta Colônia	Rio Grande do Sul	1,848	2005	Atlantic Forest
Quineira	Mato Grosso	31	2006	Cerrado
Restinga de Bertioga	São Paulo	9,312	2010	Atlantic Forest
Rio Doce	Minas Gerais	35,970	1944	Atlantic Forest
Rio Ivinhema	Mato Grosso do Sul	73,345	1998	Atlantic Forest
Rio da Onça	Paraná	1,660	1981	Atlantic Forest
Rio Negro North Section	Amazonas	146,028	1995	Amazon
Rio Negro South Section	Amazonas	86,601	1995	Amazon
Rio do Peixe	São Paulo	7,720	2002	Atlantic Forest
Rio Preto	Minas Gerais	12,184	1994	Cerrado
Rio Turvo	São Paulo	73,894	2008	Atlantic Forest
Rio Vermelho	Santa Catarina	1,532	2007	Atlantic Forest
Roberto Ribas Lange	Paraná	2,698	1994	Atlantic Forest
São Camilo	Paraná	385	1990	Cerrado
Serra Aracá	Amazonas	1,818,700	1990	Amazon
Serra Azul	Mato Grosso	11,002	1994	Cerrado
Serra da Baitaca	Paraná	3,053	2002	Atlantic Forest
Serra do Cabral	Minas Gerais	22,494	2005	Cerrado
Serra da Concórdia	Rio de Janeiro	5,952	2002	Atlantic Forest
Serra do Conduru	Bahia	9,275	1997	Atlantic Forest
Serra Dourada	Goiás	28,625	2003	Cerrado
Serra Furada	Santa Catarina	1,330	1980	Atlantic Forest
Serra do Mar	São Paulo	315,000	1977	Atlantic Forest
Serra dos Martírios/Andorinhas	Pará	24,897	1996	Amazon, cerrado
Serra Negra	Minas Gerais	13,654	1998	Atlantic Forest
Serra Nova	Minas Gerais	49,830	2003	Cerrado
Serra do Papagaio	Minas Gerais	22,917	1998	Atlantic Forest
Serra Parecis	Rondônia	38,950	1990	Amazon
Serra dos Reis	Rondônia	36,442	1995	Amazon
Serra dos Reis A	Rondônia	2,244	1996	Amazon
Serra Ricardo Franco	Mato Grosso	158,621	1997	Cerrado, Amazon
Serra do Rola-Moça	Minas Gerais	3,941	1994	Cerrado, Atlantic Forest
Serra de Santa Bárbara	Mato Grosso	120,092	1997	Amazon
Serra do Tabuleiro	Santa Catarina	84,130	1975	Atlantic Forest
Serra da Tiririca	Rio de Janeiro	3,493	1991	Atlantic Forest
Sete Passagens	Bahia	2,821	2000	Atlantic Forest, Caatinga
Sítio Rangedor	Maranhão	121	2005	Amazon
Sucunduri	Amazonas	808,312	2005	Amazon
Sumaúma	Amazonas	53	2003	Amazon
Sumidouro	Minas Gerais	2,004	1980	Cerrado, Atlantic Forest
Tainhas	Rio Grande do Sul	6,655	1975	Atlantic Forest
Terra Ronca	Goiás	57,018	1989	Cerrado
Três Picos	Rio de Janeiro	46,350	2002	Atlantic Forest
Tucumã	Mato Grosso	80,945	2002	Amazon
Utinga	Pará	1,393	1993	Amazon
Vassununga	São Paulo	2,071	1970	Cerrado
Vila Velha	Paraná	3,122	1966	Cerrado
Xingu	Mato Grosso	95,024	2001	Amazon
Xixová-Japuí State Park	São Paulo	901	1993	Atlantic Forest
Zé Bolo Flô	Mato Grosso	66	2000	Cerrado

Notes

^ ^a ^b Lei No 9.985, de 18 de Julho de 2000, Art. 11.
^ ^a ^b Brazil Travel State Parks: BAI.

Sources

Brazil Travel State Parks, Brazil Adventure International, retrieved 2016-05-17
Lei No 9.985, de 18 de Julho de 2000 (in Portuguese), Presidência da República - Casa Civil- Subchefia para Assuntos Jurídicos, 18 July 2000, retrieved 2016-05-17

[FOOTNOTELei_No_9.985,_de_18_de_Julho_de_2000Art._11-1] Lei No 9.985, de 18 de Julho de 2000, Art. 11.

[FOOTNOTEBrazil_Travel_State_Parks:_BAI-2] Brazil Travel State Parks: BAI.

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