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16-461: The municipality contains 10% of the 31,270 hectares (77,300 acres) Serra do Gandarela National Park , created in 2014. During the 19th century, there was a high influx of immigration to Itabirito, caused both by gold mining and the construction of the railroad. Telê Santana (1931–2006), soccer coach of the Brazilian professional team during the 1982 World Cup and 1986 World Cup editions. He

32-555: Is 3,000 millimetres (120 in). Temperatures range from 15 to 28 °C (59 to 82 °F) with an average of 22 °C (72 °F). The park is in the Atlantic Forest biome. The park is in the contact zone between mixed rainforest with Araucaria and dense Atlantic rainforest at the lower levels. There is sparser vegetation and alpine meadows on the higher parts of the Canavieiras and Igreja ranges. The Guaricana National Park

48-418: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Serra do Gandarela National Park Serra do Gandarela National Park ( Portuguese : Parque Nacional da Serra do Gandarela ) is a national park in the state of Minas Gerais , Brazil. It protects a mountainous region holding a remnant of Atlantic Forest that is an important source of water for the city of Belo Horizonte . The Serra do Gandarela

64-542: Is a natural sanctuary about 40 kilometres (25 mi) from Belo Horizonte. Serra do Gandarela National Park covers parts of the municipalities of Caeté (2.37%), Itabirito (10.01%), Mariana (0.23%), Nova Lima (1.99%), Ouro Preto (9.91%, Raposos (10.8%), Rio Acima (19.46%) and Santa Bárbara (45.22%) in the state of Minas Gerais. Part of the park is in the Belo Horizonte metropolitan region. The park has an area of 31,270.83 hectares (77,271.9 acres). The park

80-731: Is in the Atlantic Forest biome. It holds the largest intact remnant of Atlantic Forest in Minas Gerais, mostly in excellent condition. Waters from the Serra do Gandarela feed the basins of the Das Velhas River , a tributary of the São Francisco River , the Piracicaba River and the Doce River . The Das Velhas provides more than 60% of the water for Belo Horizonte and 45% of the water for

96-1357: Is regarded as one of the greatest innovators in the history of Brazilian soccer. Satellite image of Itabirito (Google Earth) http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Itabirito&sll=-19.147763,-41.726074&sspn=1.849915,2.570801&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=11&om=1 [ data missing ] José Theodoro Alves Júnior (1923–1930) Alberto Woods Soares (1930–1936) Antônio Marques Costa (1936–1942) José Raimundo Soares Silva (1943–1946) José Raimundo Soares Silva (1948–1950) Flávio Alves Ferreira Bastos (1951–1954) Gastão Melillo (1953–1966) José Galo (1955–1958) Antônio Gomes Batista (1959–1962) Celso Matos Silva (1967) Celso Matos Silva (1970) José Bastos Bittencourt (1973–1976) Waldir Salvador de Oliveira (1971) Gastão Melillo (1972) Celso Matos Silva (1977–1982) Celso Matos Silva (1982) Gastão Melillo (1983–1988) Waldir Silva Salvador de Oliveira Júnior (1989–1992) Geraldo Mendanha de Almeida (1993–1996) Manoel da Mota Neto (1997–2000) Manoel da Mota Neto (2001–2004) Waldir Silva Salvador de Oliveira Júnior (2005–2008) Alex Salvador de Oliveira (2009) Manoel da Mota Neto (2010–2012) Alex Salvador de Oliveira (2013–2016) Alex Salvador de Oliveira (2017–2019) Orlando Amorim Caldeira (2019–2020) This geographical article relating to Minas Gerais

112-565: The Nascentes Geraizeiras Sustainable Development Reserve in Minas Gerais. The national park is classed as IUCN protected area category II (national park). The purpose is to preserve samples of biological, geological, speleological and hydrological heritage associated with the Quadrilátero Ferrífero formations, including alpine meadows, remnants of semi-deciduous forest, aquifer recharge areas and

128-897: The biomasses of the Atlantic Forest and Cerrado, which contributes to increase species diversity, the presence of typical species of the two biomasses. Among the animal species that live in the park are theː chaco eagle ( Harpyhaliaetus coronatus ), cinereous warbling finch ( Poospiza cinerea ), cougar ( Puma concolor ), brown howler ( Alouatta guariba ), tayra ( Eira barbara ), margay ( Leopardus wiedii ), collared peccary ( Pecari tajacu ), masked titi ( Callicebus personatus ), maned wolf ( Chrysocyon brachyurus ) , southern tamandua ( Tamandua tetradactyla ), long-nosed armadillo ( Dasypus septemcinctus ) and jaguar ( Panthera onca ). . The vegetation includes forms of rock fields, graminosos fields, savannas and forests, all in good state of preservation. The following species found in

144-476: The area have been identified with a vulnerable status ː Lychnophora pinaster , Dalbergia nigra , Ocotea odorífera , Melanoxylon brauna , Lychnophora ericoides , and Oncidium warmingii . Guaricana National Park The Guaricana National Park ( Portuguese : Parque Nacional Guaricana ) is a national park in the state of Paraná , Brazil. It protects a mountainous area holding a remnant of Atlantic Forest . The Guaricana National Park covers parts of

160-519: The level of the plateau, with altitudes from 100 to 1,680 metres (330 to 5,510 ft) above sea level. The terrain is mountainous, cut by deep valleys. The whole of the park is in the littoral basin of Paraná, mainly the catchments of the Cubatão and Cubatãozinho rivers. A small part of the northeast holds the basins of the Pinto and Sagrado rivers, which flow north into Paranaguá Bay. Average annual rainfall

176-564: The metropolitan region. The water is clean and requires little treatment. The Serra do Gandarela contains over 100 caves. Some support unique species, and some contain archaeological sites. At the request of a number of civil organisations the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) prepared a proposal for creating the park, protecting a large part of the Belo Horizonte water sources, which were seriously threatened by mining for iron ore. The original proposal in 2010

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192-563: The municipalities of Guaratuba (67.49% of the park), Morretes (19.47%) and São José dos Pinhais (13.04%) in the state of Paraná. It is west of the Saint-Hilaire/Lange National Park , south of highway BR-277 , and east of highway BR-376. Guaratuba Bay is to the south east. It has an area of 49,286.87 hectares (121,790.5 acres). The park lies in the mountains that rise to the east of the interior plateau of Curitiba. The range rises up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above

208-410: The scenery of mountains, plateaus, rivers, waterfalls and natural vegetation. The park boundaries did not satisfy the requests of the social organisations who had been consulted, since it did not fully protect the geological formations holding the water supply aquifers. The area of Vale 's R$ 4 billion Apollo iron ore project was excluded. On the other hand, the park included areas traditionally used by

224-419: The surrounding communities, causing potential conflict. Roberto Vizentin, president of ICMBio, defended the reduction from 38,200 to 31,200 hectares (94,000 to 77,000 acres) and the high risk of pollution from mining as a necessary compromise given the relatively low Human Development Index in the region. The Iron Quadrangle ( Quadrilátero Ferrífero ), where the park is located, is a transition region between

240-515: Was created by presidential decree on 13 October 2014. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio). It is classed as IUCN protected area category II (national park). The purpose is to ensure preservation of remnants of dense rain forest and mixed deciduous forest including flora, fauna, water and geological resources, and associated natural landscapes. The decree of 13 October 2014 also established

256-641: Was to protect an area of 38,220 hectares (94,400 acres), but this was reduced before the park was created. Public discussions about the project were started on 10 April 2012. The park was created by federal decree on 13 October 2014. The decree also added over 30,000 hectares (74,000 acres) to the Médio Juruá Extractive Reserve in Amazonas and created the Guaricana National Park in Paraná and

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