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21-474: The municipality contains part of the 182,596 hectares (451,200 acres) Rio Turvo State Park , created in 2008. "Jacupiranga" is a Tupi term that means "red guan", through the combination of the terms ya'ku ("guan") and pyrang ("red").The guans are birds of the genus Penelope , from the Cracidae family. In telecommunications, the city was served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo . In July 1998, this company

42-543: A guerrilla warfare camp in the extreme south of the state of São Paulo . In 1970, the Army discovered the camp after the arrest of several VPR members in April of that same year. On May 10, 1970, he participated in the assassination of Military Police officer Alberto Mendes Júnior, who surrendered to Lamarca's group in order to prevent the death of two of his fellow soldiers, who were severely injured and needed medical assistance. Mendes

63-485: A public square in the location where Lamarca died. It is equipped with a playground, a fountain, a canteen, an amphitheatre and a statue of Lamarca. The Praça Capitão Carlos Lamarca ( Captain Carlos Lamarca Public Square ) was inaugurated on January 13, 2007. The city also paid a tribute to Lamarca by creating a law which added September 17, the day of his death, to the list of local holidays. Carlos Lamarca

84-691: A toll road in the area. The Rio Turvo State Park is in the Ribeira de Iguape River basin. The park is named after the Turvo River , one of the main tributaries of the Ribeira de Iguape. The river has several waterfalls and rapids along its course. Altitudes are 600 to 2,000 metres (2,000 to 6,600 ft). The park is in the Atlantic Forest biome. The vegetation is dense montane rainforest in various stages of regeneration, always green, with many epiphytes. It has

105-425: A uniform canopy of about 20 metres (66 ft) with emergent trees up to 40 metres (130 ft). There are some areas of transition to cultivated areas with small settlements in capoeira areas. Flora include Cinnamon , Euterpe edulis , Ficus , Syagrus romanzoffiana and Araucaria angustifolia . There is a diverse fauna of invertebrates, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals. Endangered species include

126-424: Is a state park in the state of São Paulo , Brazil. It protects an area of Atlantic Forest . A man's skeleton from 9,000 years ago was found in the park area in 1999. The Rio Turvo State Park is in the municipalities of Barra do Turvo (69.93%), Cajati (16.45%) and Jacupiranga (13.62%) of São Paulo. It has an area of 73,893.87 hectares (182,595.7 acres). Several communities of traditional populations live in

147-469: The Revolutionary Movement 8th October . The new group sent him to Bahia , with the purpose of starting a Revolution in the countryside. On September 17, 1971, he was found by the Army in the small town of Pintada (currently Ipupiara), where he was killed while trying to resist arrest alongside VPR member José Campos Barreto (also known as Zequinha Barreto). Lamarca was married to Maria Pavan, who

168-592: The vinaceous-breasted amazon ( Amazona vinacea ) and jaguar ( Panthera onca ). The park contains an archaeological site that holds a human fossil about 9,000 years old, thought to be the oldest relic of human occupation in the state. The fossilized skeleton of a man was found in 1999 close by the Exhibition Center, and was transferred to the Museum of Archeology and Ethnology of the University of São Paulo in 2000. It

189-701: The Capelinha Museum, thematic exhibitions about aspects of the park and the region, and models of Atlantic Forest animals. Attractions include the Mirante do Aleixo, a look-out at 1,100 metres (3,600 ft) above sea level above the city of Cajati and the hills of the park, the Cachoeira do Azeite, a waterfall at the source of the Azeite River, the Gruta da Capelinha and the Cachoeira and Andorinhas trails. The Gruta da Capelinha

210-631: The area around the park. The Rio Turvo State Park was one of several conservation units created by state law 12.810 of 21 February 2008, in which the Jacupiranga Mosaic was created from the former Jacupiranga State Park and its surrounding lands. By 2012 about 11,000 people were visiting the park each year. On 28 November 2012 the park officially opened a Thematic Exhibition Center at the Capelinha Center. The building cost about RS$ 639,800, using funds provided in compensation for construction of

231-512: The armaments was organized and carried out by him and by Sergeant Darcy Rodrigues, who supposedly convinced Lamarca to join VPR. Also participating in this operation were Corporal Mariani and Private Roberto Zanirato, later murdered under torture in DOI-CODI . Lamarca became one of the most active militants of the opposition to the 1964 regime. He participated in several operations, such as bank robberies and

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252-767: The children of those who called for democracy. The kidnappings by a few armed groups were conducted to free comrades suffering extremely brutal torture in Brazil's prisons. Carlos Lamarca was born on October 23, 1937, in the city of Rio de Janeiro . In 1955, he joined the Preparatory School of Military Cadets in Porto Alegre , Rio Grande do Sul . Two years later he was transferred to the Military Academy of Agulhas Negras in Resende, Rio de Janeiro , in which he graduated as one of

273-601: The lower ranking cadets of his class, being the 46th placer out of a class of 57 cadets (1960). Lamarca was a member of the United Nations Peacekeeping forces in Gaza during the Suez War . He later returned to Brazil, where he supported the military coup . In 1967, he was promoted to Captain. In 1969, he deserted from the Army to join VPR, stealing in the process a truck full of military equipment with him. The theft of

294-620: The mass media, Lamarca's family successfully obtained indemnification for his death from the Amnesty Commission of the Ministry of Justice. His widow and children were granted 300,000 reais as a compensation for the time they lived in exile in Cuba. Lamarca's widow will also receive an allowance equivalent to a general 's wage , according to the Amnesty Law of 1979. The City Hall of Ipupiara built

315-520: The park, although technically they should have been resettled when the Jacupiranga State Park was formed in 1969. Carlos Lamarca Carlos Lamarca ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈkaʁluz lɐ̃ˈmaʁkɐ, -laˈmaʁkɐ] ; October 27, 1937 – September 17, 1971) was a Brazilian Army Captain who deserted to become a member of the armed resistance to the Brazilian dictatorship . He

336-530: Was a part of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard ( Vanguarda Popular Revolucionária - VPR ) and became, along with Carlos Marighella , one of the leaders of the armed struggle against the military dictatorship . Such groups were armed chiefly for self-protection from the Right-wing dictatorship that unleashed state terrorism against any who opposed their regime, including students, the clergy, and

357-471: 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 . Rio Turvo State Park The Rio Turvo State Park ( Portuguese : Parque Estadual Rio Turvo )

378-514: Was his foster sister, and had two children with her. His wife went into exile in Cuba because of the risks she was facing in Brazil. Lamarca also became romantically linked to Yara Yavelberg , a partner in his anti-dictatorship activities. Yavelberg was killed two days before Lamarca, under suspicious circumstances in an apartment in Salvador , capital of Bahia. After several years and open opposition from

399-526: Was nicknamed Luzio, a reference to the 11,000-year-old skeleton of Luzia found in Belo Horizonte that is thought to be the oldest in the Americas. The location where Luzio was found may have been a cemetery, where bodies were covered in a layer of shells. These shell mounds, or Sambaquis , are common in the region. The park has three centers, Capelinha, Serra do Cadeado and Cedro. The Capelinha Center holds

420-467: Was the hiding place of Captain Carlos Lamarca and his 16 guerrillas of the Popular Revolutionary Vanguard (VRP) in 1969. The BR-116 highway runs through the center of the park for 60 kilometres (37 mi), with steady traffic day and night. Some of the local people sell forest products beside the highway, including wild animals, palmito jussara ( Euterpe edulis ) and hardwoods. They are resident in

441-719: Was then executed by Lamarca with several blows to the head with the buttstock of a rifle. In the same year, Lamarca commanded the kidnap of the Swiss Ambassador Giovanni Enrico Bucher, with the purpose of switching him for political prisoners in Rio de Janeiro; in this kidnapping, the Federal Police Agent Hélio Carvalho de Araújo was shot to death by Lamarca. Araújo was in charge of the Swiss Ambassador's security. Lamarca left VPR and joined

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