List of national parks of Brazil

In Brazil, there are 62 National Parks ( Parques Nacionais ). Protected areas of similar character, there under the name Estação Ecológica. Regional Established in protected areas, there are also at the level of the Federal States ( Parques Estaduais ) and at the community level. For simplicity, some more significant of these areas are subsumed under National Parks in Brazil.

These and other protected areas fall under the SNUC ( Sistema Nacional de Unidades de of Conservation ). They accommodate legitimate areas that are of environmental, scientific, tourist and an educational interest. Not all areas are expropriated, often there is a shortage of staff not possible areas to protect them from destructive interference.

The ordered by region and state overview includes national parks and other protected areas in Brazil.

  • 2.1 Maranhão
  • 2.2 Maranhão / Piauí / Bahia / Tocantins
  • 2.3 Piauí
  • 2.4 Ceará
  • 2.5 Rio Grande do Norte
  • 2.6 Paraíba
  • 2.7 Pernambuco
  • 2.8 Alagoas
  • 2.9 Sergipe
  • 2:10 Bahia
  • 2:11 Bahia / Minas Gerais
  • 3.1 Federal District
  • 3.2 Goiás
  • 3.3 Mato Grosso
  • 3.4 Mato Grosso / Mato Grosso do Sul
  • 3.5 Mato Grosso do Sul
  • 3.6 Mato Grosso do Sul / Paraná
  • Espírito Santo 4.1
  • Espírito Santo 4.2 / Minas Gerais
  • 4.3 Minas Gerais
  • 4.4 Minas Gerais / Rio de Janeiro
  • 4.5 Rio de Janeiro
  • 4.6 Rio de Janeiro / São Paulo
  • 4.7 São Paulo
  • 5.1 Paraná
  • 5.2 Santa Catarina
  • 5.3 Santa Catarina / Rio Grande do Sul
  • 5.4 Rio Grande do Sul

North

Rondônia

National Parks:

  • Pacaás Novos since 21 September 1979, 7658.01 km ², in Porto Velho
  • Serra da Cutia since 1 August 2001 2849.1 km ² in Guajará -Mirim

Other protected areas:

  • Cuniã since September 27, 2001, 532.21 km ² in Porto Velho

Acre

National Park:

  • Sierra del Divisor since 16 June 1989 8430 km ², at Cruzeiro do Sul

Other protected areas:

  • Reserve Rio Acre since June 2, 1981, 775 km ², in Assis Brasil

Roraima

National Parks:

  • Monte Roraima since 28 June 1989 1160 km ², with Pacaraima
  • National Park Viruá since April 29, 1998, 2159.17 km ², with Caracaraí
  • Serra da Mocidade since April 29, 1998 805.6 km ², with Caracaraí

Other protected areas:

  • Caracaraí since August 31, 1982, 805.6 km ², with Caracaraí
  • Níquia since 6 March 1985 2860 km ², with Caracaraí
  • Ilha Maracá since 2 June 1981 1 013,12 km ², in Boa Vista

Amazon

National Parks:

  • Jaú National Park since September 24, 1980, 22,720 km ² in Barcelos ( Amazon)
  • Pico da Neblina since 6 May 1979 2200 km ², near São Gabriel da Cachoeira

Other protected areas:

  • Nhamundá since 9 March 1990, 1959 km ², at Parintins
  • Reserve Rio Negro since 2 April 1995 4 360.42 km ², at Novo Airão
  • Serra do Araça since March 9, 1990, 18,187 km ² in Barcelos ( Amazon)
  • Mamirauá since March 9, 1990, 11,240 km ²
  • Caverna do Maroaga since 9 March 1990 2562 km ², the Balbina Reservoir
  • Lago Ayapuá since 9 March 1990 6100 km ², the Rio Purus
  • Anavilhanas since 2 June 1981 3 500.18 km ², between Novo Airão and Manaus
  • Juami - Japurá since 3 June 1985 8703 km ², with Japurá
  • Jutaí - Solimões since 21 July 1983 2 881.87 km ², in Santo Antônio do Içá

Amazon / Pará

National Park:

  • Amazônia National Park since 19 February 1974 9940 km ², at Itaituba

Amazon / Mato Grosso

National Park:

  • National Park Juruena since June 5, 2006 19,570 km ², with Apiacás and Apui

Amapá

National Park:

  • Cabo Orange since July 15, 1980, 6190 km ², with Oiapoque and Calcoene

Other protected areas:

  • Maracá - Jipioca since June 2, 1981, 720 km ² island off Amapá (city)

Amapá / Pará

National Park:

  • National Park Tumucumaque since 31 December 2002 38821.21 km ², between the Serra do Navio, Oiapoque and Calcoene

More reserve:

  • Reserve Jari since 12 April 1982 2 271.26 km ² in Monte Dourado

Pará

National Parks:

  • Serra do Pardo since February 17, 2005, 4473.43 km ², at Altamira and São Félix do Xingu
  • National Park Rio Novo since 13 February 2006 at Itaituba and Novo Progresso
  • Jamanxim since 13 February 2006 at Itaituba and Trairão

Other protected areas:

  • Serra dos Martírios / Andorinhas since 25 July 1996 1.77 km ² in São Geraldo do Araguaia

Tocantins

National Park:

  • Araguaia National Park since December 31, 1959, 5623.12 km ², with Macaúbas

Other protected areas:

  • Cantão since 1998, 890 km ², the Rio Araguaia
  • Jalapão 1 588.9 km ², with Mateiros
  • Serra do Lajeado since 11 May 2001 99.31 km ², at Palmas
  • Serra Geral do Tocantins since September 27, 2001 7 163.06 km ², at Ponte Alta do Tocantins

Northeast

Maranhão

National Parks:

  • Chapada the mesas since December 12, 2005, 1600.46 km ², at Carolina (Brazil )
  • Lençóis Maranhenses since 2 June 1981 1550 km ², with Barreirinhas

Other protected areas:

  • Parcel de Manuel Luís marine park since June 11, 1991, 459.38 km ²
  • Mirador since 4 June 1980 5000 km ²
  • Bacanga since 2 March 1980 30.75 km ², in São Luís

Maranhão / Piauí / Bahia / Tocantins

National Park:

  • Nascentes do Rio Parnaíba since 16 July 2002 7298 km ², in the Chapada das Mangabeiras

Piauí

National Parks:

  • Serra da capivara since 6 May 1979 979.33 km ², at São Raimundo Nonato
  • Serra das Confusões since October 2, 1998 5024.11 km ², with Guaribas
  • Sete Cidades since August 6, 1961, 62.21 km ², with Piripiri

Other protected areas:

  • Urucui - Una since 2 June 1981 1350 km ², at Bom Jesus

Ceará

National Parks:

  • Jericoacoara National Park since 23 September 2002 62.95 km ² in Jericoacoara
  • National Park Ubajara since April 30, 1959, 5.63 km ², with Ubajara

Other protected areas:

  • Pedra da Risca do Meio Marine Park since September 5, 1997 33.2 km ², in Fortaleza
  • Aiuaba since 6 February 2001 115.25 km ², with Sertão dos Inhamuns
  • Castanhão since September 27, 2001, 125.79 km ², between Jaguaribara, Alto Santo and Iracema

Rio Grande do Norte

Protected areas:

  • Seridó since 31 Mai1982, 11.63 km ², with Caicó
  • Parque das Dunas ( Dunas do Natal) since 22 November 1977 11.72 km ², in Natal

Paraíba

Protected areas:

  • Pedra da Boca since February 7, 2000, 1.56 km ², and Passa e Fica between Araruna
  • Pico do Jabre since October 19, 1992, 50 km ² between Mauritéia Mãe d'Água and

Pernambuco

National Parks:

  • National Park Catimbau since December 13, 2002, 623 km ², with Arcoverde
  • Fernando de Noronha marine park since September 14, 1988, 112.7 km ²

Alagoas

Protected areas:

  • Murici, since 28 May 2001 61.1643 km ², with Murici

Sergipe

National Park:

  • Serra de Itabaiana since 16 June 2005, 79.66 km ², between Itabaiana and Laranjeiras

Bahia

National Parks:

  • Abrolhos Marine Park since April 6, 1983, 280 km ², at Alcobaça and Caravelas
  • Chapada Diamantina since 17 September 1985 1520 km ², to Lençóis and Andaraí (Bahia)
  • National Park Descobrimento since April 20, 1999, 211.29 km ², with Prado (Bahia)
  • Monte Pascoal since November 29, 1961, 225 km ², with Itamaraju
  • Pau Brasil National Park since April 20, 1999, 115.38 km ² in Porto Seguro

Other protected areas:

  • Serra do Conduru since 21 February 1997 89.4 km ², between Ilheus, Itacare and Uruçuca
  • Sete Passagens since 24 May 2000 28.21 km ², with Miguel Calmon
  • Pau Brasil since 21 February 1997 11.51 km ², at Porto Seguro
  • Raso da Catarina since January 3, 1983, 997.72 km ² in Paulo Afonso

Bahia / Minas Gerais

National Park:

  • Grande Sertão veredas since April 12, 1989, 2316.68 km ², in Formoso

Midwest

Federal District

National Park:

  • Brasília National Park since November 29, 1961, 28 km ², in Brasília

Other protected areas:

  • Águas Emendadas since June 16, 1988, 105.47 km ², with Planaltina

Goiás

National Parks:

  • Emas National Park since November 1, 1974, 1318.68 km ², with Mineiros
  • Chapada dos Veadeiros since November 1, 1961, 600 km ², of Alto Paraíso

Other protected areas:

  • Altamiro de Moura Pacheco from 3 July 1992 41.23 km ², at Goiânia
  • Serra de Caldas Novas since 1970, 123 km ², in Caldas Novas
  • Paraúna 32.5 km ²
  • State Park Pireneus, since 1987, 28.3 km ² in Pirenópolis
  • Terra Ronca since 7 July 1989 5000 km ², at São Domingos

Mato Grosso

National Park:

  • Chapada dos Guimarães since December 4, 1989, 330 km ²

Other protected areas:

  • Cristalino since 9 June 2000 1849 km ², at Alta Floresta
  • Serra de Santa Bárbara since 23 August 1999 1 200.92 km ², Pontes e Lacerda between Porto and Espiridião
  • Serra das Araras On 31 May 1982, as 287 km ², between Cáceres and Barra dos Bugres
  • IQue since June 2, 1981, 2 000 km ² between Vilhena and Juína
  • Taima since 1981, 112 km ², in Cáceres
  • Parque Indígena do Xingu since 1961, 27 000 km ² on the Rio Xingu

Mato Grosso / Mato Grosso do Sul

National Park:

  • Pantanal Matogrossense since 28 May 1971 1350 km ², between Poconé and Corumbá

Mato Grosso do Sul

National Park:

  • Serra da Bodoquena since September 21, 2000, 764 km ², in Bonito

Other protected areas:

  • Nascentes do Rio Taquari since October 9, 1999, 306.18 km ² in Costa Rica ( Mato Grosso do Sul )
  • Várzeas do Rio Ivinhema, since December 17, 1998, 733 km ², with Naviraí
  • Pantanal do Rio Negro, since June 5, 2000, 783 km ², between Aquidauana and Corumbá

Mato Grosso do Sul / Paraná

National Park:

  • National Park Ilha Grande since September 30, 1997, 788.75 km ², with Guaíra

Southeast

Espírito Santo

National Parks:

  • Pedra Azul, 1 318.68 km ², with Domingos Martins
  • Pontões Capixabas since December 19, 2002, 174.92 km ², with Pancas

Other protected areas:

  • Itaúnas since November 8, 1991, 32 km ²
  • Pedra Azul since 2 January 1991 and 12.4 km ²
  • Paulo Cesar Vinha since June 5, 1990, 15 km ²
  • Forno Grande since September 11, 1998, 7.3 km ²
  • Cachoeira da Fumaça since August 24, 1984, 0.27 km ²

Espírito Santo / Minas Gerais

National Park:

  • National Park Caparaó since May 24, 1961, 318.53 km ²

Minas Gerais

National Parks:

  • Cavernas do Peruaçu since September 21, 1999, 568 km ², with Januaria
  • Sempre - Vivas since December 13, 2002, 1245.55 km ², in Diamantina
  • Serra da Canastra since 4 March 1972 2000 km ², at São Roque de Minas
  • National Park of Serra do Cipó since July 3, 1977, 310.1 km ², in Conceição do Mato Dentro

Other protected areas:

  • Biribiri since 22 September 1998, 169.9866 km ², in Diamantina
  • Ibitipoca since 4 July 1973 14.88 km ², at Lima Duarte
  • Itacolomi June 14, 1967 75.43 km ², at Ouro Preto and Mariana
  • Nova Baden since 1974, 2.1447 km ², with Lambari
  • Pico do Itambé since 21 January 1998 47 km ², at Serro
  • Parque Estadual do Rio Doce since July 14, 1944, 359.73 km ², with Timóteo
  • Parque Estadual do Rio Preto since June 1, 1994, 107.55 km ² in São Gonçalo do Rio Preto
  • Serra do Brigadeiro since September 27, 1996, 149.84 km ², with Muriaé
  • Serra do Rola - Moça since September 27, 1994 39.41 km ², in Belo Horizonte

Minas Gerais / Rio de Janeiro

National Park:

  • Itatiaia National Park since June 14, 1937, 300 km ², between Itatiaia and Itamonte

Rio de Janeiro

National Parks:

  • National Park Restinga de Jurubatiba since 29 April 1996 148.6 km ², in Macaé
  • Serra dos Órgãos since November 30, 1939, 110 km ², with Teresópolis and Petrópolis
  • Tijuca National Park since June 7, 1961, 32 km ², in Rio de Janeiro

Other protected areas:

  • Três Picos 463.5 km ²
  • Serra da Tiririca
  • Paraty -Mirim
  • Ilha Grande ( Tamoios reserve)

Rio de Janeiro / São Paulo

National Park:

  • Serra da Bocaina since November 1, 1974, 1318.68 km ², between Ubatuba, Paraty Cunha and

São Paulo

Protected areas:

  • Cantareira 79.165 km ²
  • Parque Estadual Carlos Botelho 376.44 km ²
  • Ilha Anchieta since 29 March 1977 8.28 km ²
  • Ilha do Cardoso
  • Ilhabela since January 20, 1977, 270.25 km ²
  • Jacupiranga since August 8, 1969 1500 km ²
  • Morro do Diabo since June 4, 1986, 338.45 km ²

South

Paraná

National Parks:

  • Iguaçu National Park since January 10, 1939, 1700 km ², in Foz do Iguaçu
  • National Park Saint-Hilaire/Lange since 23 May 2001 245 km ², with Guaratuba and Paranaguá
  • Superagüi since April 25, 1989, 210 km ², with Guaraqueçaba
  • Campos Gerais since March 23, 2006, 212.88 km ² in Ponta Grossa

Other protected areas:

  • Ilha do Mel
  • Rio das Onças
  • Serra da Baitaca
  • Vila Velha 18 km ²

Santa Catarina

National Parks:

  • São Joaquim National Park since July 6, 1961, 493 km ², at São Joaquim and Urubici
  • Serra do Itajaí since June 4, 2004, 573.74 km ² in Blumenau
  • National Park Araucárias since October 19, 2005, 128.41 km ², at Ponte Serrada and Passos Maia

Other protected areas:

  • Tabuleiro
  • Serra Furada since 20 June 1980 13.29 km ²

Santa Catarina / Rio Grande do Sul

National Parks:

  • Aparados da Serra since December 7, 1959, 102.5 km ², between Cambará do Sul and Praia Grande (Santa Catarina )
  • Serra Geral since May 20, 1992 173 km ², between São Francisco de Paula, Cambará do Sul and Praia Grande (Santa Catarina )

Rio Grande do Sul

National Park:

  • Lagoa do Peixe since June 11, 1986, 344 km ², in Tavares, Mostardas and São José do Norte

Other protected areas:

  • Caracol since 1 August 1973, 200 km ², in Canela
  • Delta do Jacuí since January 14, 1976, 172.45 km ², in Porto Alegre
  • Espinilho since 28 February 2002 at 16.17 km ², at Barra do Quaraí
  • Espigão Alto since March 10, 1949, 13.319 km ², with Barracão
  • Itapuã since July 14, 1973, 55.665 km ², with Viamão
  • Parque Estadual do Turvo since March 11, 1947, 174.914 km ², with the longitudinal waterfall Salto Yucuma in Derrubadas
  • Taim since 21 July 1987 107.6463 km ², in Rio Grande
  • Ibirapuitã since 27 July 1982 3.51 km ², with Alegrete
  • Wildlife Reserve Banhado Pacheco dos since April 24, 2002, 25.435 km ², with Viamão
Boa Vista (Roraima) Barcelos (Amazonas) Balbina Dam Purus River Tumucumaque National Park Palmas, Tocantins Serra da Capivara National Park Piripiri, Piauí Jijoca de Jericoacoara Ubajara National Park Natal, Rio Grande do Norte Abrolhos Archipelago Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park Xingu National Park Costa Rica (Mato Grosso do Sul) Pedra Azul National Park Sempre Vivas National Park Diamantina, Minas Gerais Mariana, Minas Gerais Jurubatiba Sandbank National Park Ilhabela, São Paulo Aparados da Serra National Park Taim Ecological Station Rio Grande (Rio Grande do Sul) Alegrete, Brazil
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