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Natural Monument (Brazil)
A Natural Monument ( pt, Monumento natural) in Brazil is a type of protected area of Brazil defined by law. The purpose of a natural monument A natural monument is a natural or natural/cultural feature of outstanding or unique value because of its inherent rarity, representative of aesthetic qualities or cultural significance. Under World Commission on Protected Areas guidelines, na ... to conserve unique or very beautiful natural sites. Definition The Natural Monument class of conservation unit was defined by the law 19/93 of 23 January 1993.Decreto-Lei n.º 19/93 de 23-01-1993 Versão: 1 -Artigo 8.º This basic objective of this type of unit is to preserve natural sites that are unique and/or have great scenic beauty. They may be private property as long as the owner's use is compatible with the objectives. If not, the area is expropriated. The public may visit the natural monuments, and research may be conducted with permission of the responsible agency. Selected list ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cachoeira De Paulo Afonso BA
Cachoeira ( Portuguese, meaning waterfall) is an inland municipality of Bahia, Brazil, on the Paraguaçu River. The town exports sugar, cotton, and tobacco and is a thriving commercial and industrial centre. The municipality contains 56% of the Baía do Iguape Marine Extractive Reserve, created in 2000. São Félix is located directly across the Paraguaçu River from Cachoeira; it also borders the municipalities of Conceição da Feira, Santo Amaro, Saubara, Maragogipe, Governador Mangabeira, and Muritiba. History The area of present-day Cachoeira was home to numerous Amerindians prior to the colonial period. Paulo Dias Adorno and Afonso Rodrigues arrived in the region in 1531 from Portugal. They and their descendants entered into a century of conflict with the existing indigenous population, ultimately resulting in the expulsion of native Brazilians from the region. Mem de Sá, governor-general of the Portuguese colony of Brazil from 1557 to 1572, first attempted to e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Itabira Natural Monument
The Itabira Natural Monument ( pt, Monumento Natural do Itabira) is a Natural monument in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Location The Itabira Natural Monument is in the municipality of Cachoeiro de Itapemirim, Espírito Santo. It has an area of . The monument is from the municipal center. It includes the Pedra do Itabira, a striking vertical rock. The site includes overhanging rocks, fragments of Atlantic Forest and endangered birds such as the dusky-legged guan (''Penelope obscura''), Neotropical bellbird (genus ''Procnias''), red-browed amazon (''Amazona rhodocorytha'') and saffron toucanet (''Pteroglossus bailloni''). It attracts tourists, mountain-bikers, hikers and mountaineers. History The name "Itabira" is from the Tupi-Guarani language and means "steep rock". The stone was first climbed in 1947. The Itabira Sustainable Development Reserve was created by municipal decree 6159 of 25 August 1988 with an area of . It became part of the Central Atlantic Forest Ecol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alagoas
Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. It has 1.6% of the Brazilian population and produces 0.8% of the Brazilian GDP. It is made up of 102 municipalities and its most populous cities are Maceió, Arapiraca, Palmeira dos Índios, Rio Largo, Penedo, União dos Palmares, São Miguel dos Campos, Santana do Ipanema, Delmiro Gouveia, Coruripe, Marechal Deodoro, and Campo Alegre. It is the second smallest Brazilian state in area (larger only than Sergipe) and it is 16th in population. It is also one of the largest producers of sugarcane and coconuts in the country, and has an economy based on cattle raising. Land of the '' sururu'' (or Charru Mussel), lagoon shellfish which serves as food for the coastal population, and of coconut water, Alagoas also possesses some of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rio São Francisco Natural Monument
The Rio São Francisco Natural Monument ( pt, Monumento Natural do Rio São Francisco) is a natural monument in the states of Alagoas, Bahia and Sergipe, Brazil. It protects a section of dramatic canyons on the São Francisco River and the surrounding caatinga environment, while supporting tourism and ecotourism. Location The Rio São Francisco Natural Monument is in the Caatinga biome. It has an area of . The conservation unit extends along both sides of the São Francisco River from the bridge between Alagoas and Bahia just below the Paulo Afonso Hydroelectric Complex to a little north of the Xingó Dam above Canindé de São Francisco. It is in parts of the municipalities of Delmiro Gouveia, Olho d'Água do Casado and Piranhas in Alagoas, Paulo Afonso in Bahia and Canindé de São Francisco in Sergipe. The area for the natural monument is semi-arid, with typical caatinga vegetation, and subject to desertification. It has sandstone formations more than a billion years ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quixadá Monoliths Natural Monument
The Quixadá Monoliths Natural Monument ( pt, Monumento Natural dos Monólitos de Quixadá) is a formation of inselbergs in the state of Ceará, Brazil, that has been designated a natural monument. Location The Quixadá Monoliths Natural Monument in the municipality of Quixadá is a fully protected conservation unit created through Ceará state decree 26805 of 25 October 2002. The natural monument was established to protect the rare and scenic inselbergs in the region, which have great ecological and tourist interest, and to protect the fragile ecology of the central Sertão against the risk of human intervention. It covers an area of . The inselbergs lie in the dry Caatinga biome. They are residual formations remaining after erosion in the semi-arid environment. There are cave paintings and other archaeological remains on the site that date to prehistoric times. The Barragem do Cedro (Cedar Dam) was built between 1890 and 1906 using stone masonry, cement and steel, at the f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pontões Capixabas Natural Monument
Pontões Capixabas Natural Monument ( pt, Monumento Natural dos Pontões Capixabas) is a natural monument in the state of Espírito Santo, Brazil. Location The Pontões Capixabas Natural Monument lies in the Atlantic Forest biome. It covers . It is in the municipalities of Águia Branca and Pancas in the state of Espírito Santo. The terrain includes the escarpment of the Serra da Mantiqueira and part of the Jequitinhonha-Pardo plateau. The streams are in the watershed of the Pancas River, a tributary of the Doce River. Average annual rainfall is . Average temperature is . Altitudes range from . The conservation unit holds a remnant of dense rainforest. History It was created as a national park by decree on 19 December 2002. It became part of the Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor, created in 2002. Law 11.686 of 2 June 2008 changed the designation of the Pontões Capixabas National Park to the Pontões Capixabas Natural Monument. The unit is administered by the Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic product (GDP), and the fourth largest by area in the country. The state's capital and largest city, Belo Horizonte (literally "Beautiful Horizon"), is a major urban and finance center in Latin America, and the sixth largest municipality in Brazil, after the cities of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Brasília and Fortaleza, but its metropolitan area is the third largest in Brazil with just over 5.8 million inhabitants, after those of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. Nine Brazilian presidents were born in Minas Gerais, the most of any state. The state has 10.1% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 8.7% of the Brazilian GDP. With an area of —larger than Metropolitan France—it is the fourth most extensive state in Brazil. The main producer of coffee and milk in the country, Minas Gerais is known for its heritage of architecture and colon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedra Do Elefante Natural Monument
The Pedra do Elefante Natural Monument ( pt, Monumento Natural da Pedra do Elefante) is a municipal Natural monument in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Location The Pedra do Elefante Natural Monument is in the municipality of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. It has an area of about . The monument is an imposing granite mountain in the Serra de Petrópolis. It is in the Posse district of the Taquaril ''Bairro''. It is located on the Taquaril road. The rock, also known as Jacuba Menor, rises to an elevation of . The rock face is about high, and has thousands of boulders at its base. It provides challenging routes for climbers, who may reach the base via well maintained trails from the Abrigo do Elefante site at Kilometer 2 on the Taquaril road. Hazards include loose stones, hawks, swallows, snakes, racoons and, according to legend, an ocelot. The site in 2013 was suffering from deforestation and use of pesticides by local landowners. History The Pedra do Elefante Natural ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedra Do Baú
Pedra do Baú and the Pedra do Baú'' complex are rock formations in the Mantiqueira Mountains (''Serra da Mantiqueira''). They are located in the municipality of São Bento do Sapucaí, São Paulo, Brazil. Geography The gneiss rock complex comprises three distinct "rock formation landmarks": ''Pedra do Baú, Bauzinho,'' and ''Ana Chata.'' At its highest point, the elevation is . On 28 December 2010 the Pedra do Baú Natural Monument was created with , a state-level natural monument that is part of the Mantiqueira Mosaic of conservation units. Rock climbing There are over 200 rock climbing routes in the complex, ranging from 15m to 400m in height. Ecotourism The formation is a popular site for rock climbing, paragliding, and other forms of ecotourism Ecotourism is a form of tourism involving responsible travel (using sustainable transport) to natural areas, conserving the environment, and improving the well-being of the local people. Its purpose may be to educate the tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pedra Das Flores Natural Monument
The Pedra das Flores Natural Monument is a municipal natural monument in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Location The Pedra das Flores Natural Monument is in the municipality of São José do Vale do Rio Preto, Rio de Janeiro. It has an area of about . It is in the Serra do Capim. It is one of the main conservation areas in the municipality along with the Serra do Taquaruçu ( Araponga Municipal Nature Park) and Serra da Maravilha ( Maravilha Environmental Protection Area). The monument has vegetation of alpine meadows, rich in bromeliads and orchids. History The Pedra das Flores Natural Monument was created by municipal decree 1.651 of 2005. That year the conservation unit was swept by a fire started by a farmer on pasture beside the site. It was included in the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic The Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico da Mata Atlântica Central Fluminense is a protected area mosaic in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo () is one of the 26 states of the Federative Republic of Brazil and is named after Saint Paul of Tarsus. A major industrial complex, the state has 21.9% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 33.9% of Brazil's GDP. São Paulo also has the second-highest Human Development Index (HDI) and GDP per capita, the fourth-lowest infant mortality rate, the third-highest life expectancy, and the third-lowest rate of illiteracy among the federative units of Brazil. São Paulo alone is wealthier than Argentina, Uruguay, Paraguay, and Bolivia combined. São Paulo is also the world's twenty-eighth-most populous sub-national entity and the most populous sub-national entity in the Americas. With more than 46 million inhabitants in 2019, São Paulo is the most populous Brazilian state, the most populous national subdivision in the Americas, and the third most populous political unit of South America, surpassed only by the rest of the Brazilian Federation and Colombia. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mato Grosso
Mato Grosso ( – lit. "Thick Bush") is one of the states of Brazil, the third largest by area, located in the Central-West region. The state has 1.66% of the Brazilian population and is responsible for 1.9% of the Brazilian GDP. Neighboring states (from west clockwise) are: Rondônia, Amazonas, Pará, Tocantins, Goiás and Mato Grosso do Sul. The state is roughly 82.2% of the size of its southwest neighbor, the nation of Bolivia. A state with a flat landscape that alternates between vast '' chapadas'' and plain areas, Mato Grosso contains three main ecosystems: the Cerrado, the Pantanal and the Amazon rainforest. The Chapada dos Guimarães National Park, with caves, grottoes, tracks, and waterfalls, is one of its tourist attractions. The extreme northwest of the state has a small part of the Amazonian forest. The Xingu Indigenous Park and the Araguaia River are in Mato Grosso. Farther south, the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, is the habitat for nearly one tho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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