The Intervales State Park ( Portuguese : Parque Estadual Intervales ) is a state park in the state of São Paulo , Brazil. It protects an area of Atlantic Forest , including parts of the Serra de Paranapiacaba and the Ribeira de Iguape and Paranapanema river basins.
16-454: The Intervales State Park has its headquarters in the municipality of Ribeirão Grande , São Paulo. It includes parts of the municipalities of Ribeirão Grande : 147.31 hectares (364.0 acres), Guapiara : 310.12 hectares (766.3 acres), Sete Barras : 1,525.58 hectares (3,769.8 acres), Iporanga : 20,481 hectares (50,610 acres) and Eldorado : 16,660 hectares (41,200 acres). It has a total area of 41,704.27 hectares (103,053.5 acres). The park forms
32-884: Is 1,675 millimetres (65.9 in) in the Vale do Ribeira tectonic depression, 2,023 millimetres (79.6 in) in the Serra de Paranapiacaba and 1,385 millimetres (54.5 in) on the Guapiara Plateau. Vegetation is mainly rainforest. Towards the center of the park, where the Serra de Paranapiacaba forms the watershed between the Ribeira do Iguape and Paranapanema basins, more of the flora belong to seasonal semi-deciduous forest. Fauna include 751 species of invertebrates, 49 fish, 101 amphibians, 44 reptiles, 379 birds and 121 mammals, including 325 species of special interest for conservation. The administrative, maintenance and operational support infrastructure
48-407: Is 690 m. The municipality contains part of the 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres) Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area , created in 1984. It contains the 3,095 hectares (7,650 acres) Xitué Ecological Station , created in 1987. It contains part of the 41,704 hectares (103,050 acres) Intervales State Park , created in 1995, including the park's headquarters. In telecommunications, the city
64-570: Is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo , Brazil. It controls land use in an extensive area of Atlantic Forest in the Serra do Mar range. The Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area is divided between the municipalities of Capão Bonito (5.23%), Eldorado (18.97%), Guapiara (0.08%), Ibiúna (0.48%), Iporanga (5.63%), Juquiá (16.76%), Juquitiba (2.4%), Miracatu (16.55%), Pedro de Toledo (2.43%), Ribeirão Grande (2.51%), Sete Barras (15.59%) and Tapiraí (13.38%) in
80-439: Is concentrated at the headquarters. It includes four lodgings with a capacity of 100 guests, a restaurant, an environmental monitoring center, soccer fields, a playground, housing for researchers and staff residences. From the headquarters there are short and medium-length trails that give access to waterfalls, caves and belvederes, with stretches of forest in a good state of conservation. Visitors may engage in bird watching. From
96-455: The APA did not include land recognized as the property of the remnants of quilombo communities. The main objective is to protect a part of the Serra do Mar that is covered by an extensive area of Atlantic Forest , one of the best-preserved areas of the center-south region of Brazil, with great diversity of fauna and flora including endemic and endangered species. Law 10.850 of 6 July 2001 altered
112-604: The Fazenda Intervales (Intervalley Farm), which was managed by Banco Banespa until 1986. From 1987 it was managed as a park by the Forest Foundation. 97% of the park was the former farm, owned by the Forest Foundation, and the remainder was vacant land owned by the state. A 1991 UNESCO resolution included the fazenda in the nucleus of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve . The Intervales State Park
128-670: The Intervales State Park were made part of the Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area . São Paulo state decree 58.148 of 21 June 2012 created the Paranapiacaba Conservation Units Mosaic , including the Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park , Intervales State Park , Carlos Botelho State Park , Xitué Ecological Station , Nascentes do Paranapanema State Park and the portion of
144-572: The Quilombo and Guapiriuvu bases there are trails with access to waterfalls and lookouts. The Chapel of Santo Inácio e Encanados on the border with the Xitué Ecological Station is of historical and cultural interest. Ribeir%C3%A3o Grande Ribeirão Grande is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil . The population is 7,679 (2020 est.) in an area of 333 km . The elevation
160-624: The boundaries of the Jacupiranga State Park to exclude the quilombola communities of Nhunguara, Sapatu and André Lopes, and the Intervales State Park to exclude the quilombola communities of Pilões, Maria Rosa, São Pedro, Ivaporunduva and Pedro Cubas. These communities were included in the Serra do Mar APA. Law 12.810 of 21 February 2008 altered the boundaries of the Jacupiranga State Park, conservation units and Jacupiranga Mosaic . The quilombola communities that had formerly been in
176-657: The central region of the Serra de Paranapiacaba Mosaic , which has over 120,000 hectares (300,000 acres) and contains the largest remaining area of Atlantic Forest in Brazil. Other conservation units in the mosaic are the Carlos Botelho State Park , Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park , Nascentes do Paranapanema State Park , Caverna do Diabo State Park , Xitué Ecological Station , Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area and Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area . The Intervales State Park originated with
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#1732870018928192-474: The largest in the world to cover a forest area. The Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area was created by SP governor Franco Montoro by decree 22.717 of 21 September 1984, protecting the slopes of the Serra de Paranapiacaba and adjoining region. It excluded the Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park and the Jacupiranga State Park from the Serra do Mar APA. Decree 43.651 of 26 September 1998 stated that
208-470: The state of São Paulo. It has an area of 488,865 hectares (1,208,010 acres). It is in the south of the state, and covers part of the Ribeira de Iguape River basin. It provides the main link between the Serra do Mar State Park and the other conservation units in the Vale do Ribeira . The APA is part of the Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve , recognized by UNESCO as the first such reserve in Brazil and one of
224-482: The top of the Serra de Paranapiacaba between the basins of the Ribeira de Iguape and Paranapanema rivers. In the municipality of Ribeirão Grande the terrain is mountainous, with altitudes from 900 to 1,200 metres (3,000 to 3,900 ft). There are many caves, and rich biodiversity. In the municipality of Sete Barras the terrain is still mostly mountainous but has extensive floodplains, with altitudes from 80 to 900 metres (260 to 2,950 ft). Average annual rainfall
240-414: Was formally created by state decree 40.135 of 8 June 1995. In 1999 UNESCO declared it as a Natural World Heritage Site . The park boundaries were altered by decrees 44.293 of 1999 and law 10.850 of 2001. As of 2008 the park was well staffed, with 92 personnel in different roles. There were about 9,000 visitors each year. The name Intervales means "between the valleys", and refers to the park's location on
256-604: Was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo . In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable). This geographical article relating to the state of São Paulo is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area The Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area ( Portuguese : Área de Proteção Ambiental Serra do Mar )
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