Brazil Travel

Brazil Travel / Ecotourism – The state and national 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.

Different from the national parks which are beeing administered by the federal environmental institute IBAMA, the state parks are administered by the local forest institute of each state.

In the State of São Paulo for instance, this is the Instituto Florestal and in Rio de Janeiro the Instituto Estadual do Ambiente.

Some of the most beautiful state parks of the Atlantic Rainforest / (Mata Atlântica) are:

Paraná:		São Paulo:		Rio de Janeiro:		Espírito Santo:		Bahia:
Agudo da Cotia		Carlos Botelho		Desengano		Cach. da Fumaça		Serra do Conduru
Baguaçu		Campos do Jordão		Galinha		Morro do Chapéu		Itaúnas
Graciosa		Ilha do Cardoso		Ilha Grande
Ilha do Mel		Ilhabela		Pedra Branca
Pau - Oco		Intervales		Parati - Mirim
Pico do Marumbi		Pariquera - Abaixo		Serra da Tiririca
Pico Paraná		PETAR
Roberto R. Lange		Serra da Cantareira
Vila Velha		Serra do Mar