Brazil Eco Adventure Tours
Rainforest - Hiking & Biking - Wildlife

Juréia and Itatins are indigenous names for two adjacent precambrian mountainous massifs of the coastal Serra do Mar mountain chain in the extreme north of the Lagamar Complex in the Lower Ribeira Valley (see geological evolution). They are separated from of each other by the flood plain of the Una do Prelado (or Comprido) river which is composed of dunes, lagoons, wetlands (brejos) mangroves, restingas and lowland rainforest. Their peaks, which in case of Itatins, reach 1.240 m (Morro das Três Pontas) and in case of Juréia 840 m in height, are covered by dense submontane and montane tropical rainforest.

Of particular ecotouristic interest is the estuary mouth of the Una river, the historic Trail of the Emperor (see history), the Paraíso and Guilhermo waterfalls and the Despraiado mountain bike trail (see tours).