Pedra Azul State Park () is a

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "Federated state, state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on accou ...

in the state of

Espírito Santo Espírito Santo (; ) is a state in southeastern Brazil. Its capital is Vitória, and its largest city is Serra. With an extensive coastline, the state hosts some of the country's main ports, and its beaches are significant tourist attracti ...

, Brazil. Law 4,503 of

January 2 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – The Roman legions in Germania Superior refuse to swear loyalty to Galba. They rebel and proclaim Vitellius as emperor. * 366 – The Alemanni cross the frozen Rhine in large numbers, invading the Roman Emp ...

1991 It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union Dissolution of the Soviet Union, collapsed, leaving Post-soviet states, fifteen sovereign republics and the Commonwealth of Independent State ...

, transformed the reserve into ''Pedra Azul State Park'', with an

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of 1,240

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. The predominant

biome A biome () is a distinct geographical region with specific climate, vegetation, and animal life. It consists of a biological community that has formed in response to its physical environment and regional climate. In 1935, Tansley added the ...

of this Brazilian conservation unit is dense antimontane rainforest.

Location

The Pedra Azul State Park was created in 1991 to protect the natural heritage of the region, and in particular the Pedra Azul (Blue Stone), a granite rock formation reaching a height of . The park covers . Temperatures range from about . Altitude ranges from at the visitor center to at the peak of Pedra das Flores, the highest point. The park covers parts of the municipalities of

Domingos Martins Domingos Martins is the name of a municipality in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. According to the IBGE, the municipality had 33,986 inhabitants. It has a population density of 25.9 inhabitants/km2. Geography Domingos Martins is approxim ...

and

Vargem Alta Vargem Alta is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. Its population was 21,591 (2020) and its area is 415 km². The municipality contains part of the protected area of the Frade e a Freira Natural Monument. See a ...

. It became part of the

Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor The Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor ( Portuguese: ''Corredor Central da Mata Atlântica'' is an ecological corridor in the states of Espírito Santo and Bahia, Brazil. It promotes improvements to connectivity between fragments of Atl ...

, created in 2002.

Gallery

File:Pedra Azul Milky Way.jpg, Pedra Azul beneath the Milky Way File:The blue Rock.jpg, The blue Rock File:Lizard Rock attached to the Blue Rock.jpg, Lizard Rock attached to the Blue Rock File:The lizard Rock attached to the Blue Rock.jpg, The lizard Rock attached to the Blue Rock File:Natural Pool on Blue Rock.jpg, Natural Pool on Blue Rock File:Pedra Azul, Brazil.jpg, Pedra Azul as seen from the Dark Lake

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Sources

* * {{authority control State parks of Brazil Protected areas of Espírito Santo Protected areas established in 1991 1991 establishments in Brazil