The Aventureiro Sustainable Development Reserve (), formerly the Aventureiro Marine State Park, is a sustainable development reserve in the state of

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, Brazil. It supports

artisanal fishing Artisanal, subsistence, or traditional fishing consists of various small-scale, low-technology, fishing practices undertaken by individual fishermen (as opposed to commercial fishing). Many of these households are of coastal or island ethnic grou ...

by a small traditional community on the

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, an island off the southwest coast of the state.

Location

The Aventureiro Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) is in the municipality of

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, Rio de Janeiro. It has an area of . It covers a small part of the southwest of the Ilha Grande off the south coast of Rio de Janeiro near the border with

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, and the bay in the southwest of the island. The RDS covers a small area of land, plus the bay, shore and rocks up to the high water mark. The Praia do Sul Biological Reserve the remaining land around the bay. 62.5% of the island is covered by the Ilha Grande State Park, making a total of 87% of the island protected.

History

The Aventureiro Marine State Park was created by state decree 15.983 of 27 November 1990. The purpose was to safeguard exceptional natural beauty, flora and fauna for use in education, recreational and scientific purposes. It is part of the Bocaina Mosaic of conservation units. A ''

caiçaras Caiçaras () are a people who inhabit the coastlines of the Brazil, Brazilian states of Paraná (state), Paraná, São Paulo (state), São Paulo and Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, and the municipalities of Paraty and Angra dos Reis, in the ...

'' community had lived in the area for over 150 years. In recognition of their claims, on 28 May 2014 law 6793 authored by deputy

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created the Aventureiro RDS from 2.7% of the Praia do Sul Biological Reserve, and the area covered by the Aventureiro Marine Park was incorporated into the RDS. The RDS aims to preserve the ecosystems and also the traditional way of life of the ''caiçaras'' fishing community of about 50 families. Only artisanal fishing is allowed, under the control of the Instituto Estadual do Ambiente (State Environmental Institute). It was expected that creation of the RDS would help to protects the biological reserve.

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* * * * {{authority control Sustainable development reserves of Brazil Protected areas of Rio de Janeiro (state) 1990 establishments in Brazil Angra dos Reis