Brazil Travel
National Parks
Adventure Tours / Brazil – The national and state parks
of Brazil are
integral protection
conservation units,
corresponding to the
IUCN
management category II.
They preserve
ecosystems of scenic beauty
with unique or spectacular natural features.
In addition to the conservation of flora
and fauna
diversity,
they are valuable for science, environmental education, leisure and sustainable
ecotourism.
National parks are are administered by the federal environmental institute IBAMA while state parks are administered by the local forest institute of each state. The national parks of the Atlantic Rainforest / (Mata Atlântica), divided by regions are:
| South | Southeast | Northeast: | ||
| Aparados da Serra (RS / SC) | Caparaó (MG / ES) | Descobrimento (BA) | ||
| Iguaçu (PR) | Itatiaia (RJ / MG) | Fernando de Noronha (PE) | ||
| Lagoa do Peixe (RS) | Pedra Azul (ES) | Monte Pascoal (BA) | ||
| Saint - Hilaire / Lange (PR) | Pontões Capixabas (ES) | Pau Brasil (BA) | ||
| São Joaquim (SC) | Restinga de Jurubatiba (RJ) | |||
| Serra Geral (RS / SC) | Sempre Vivas (MG) | |||
| Serra do Itajaí (SC) | Serra da Bocaina (SP / RJ) | |||
| Superagüi (PR) | Serra dos Órgãos (RJ) | |||
| Tijuca (RJ) |