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Serra do Mar State Park

 Serra do Mar   Sierra del Mar   Serra do Mar 

The Serra do Mar State Park is an Integral Protection Conservation Unit of the São Paulo City Green Belt and Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve in the state of São Paulo (see satellite image).

The largest park of the Atlantic Rainforest biome protects the dense submontane and montane tropical rainforest that occurs above the magnificent escarpments of the Serra do Mar mountain range along the coastline of northern São Paulo state. The nucleus Caraguatatuba, Cunha, Curucutu, Pedro de Toledo, Picinguaba, Itutinga - Pilões, São Sebastião and Santa Virgínia give access to a number of hiking & mountain bike trails.

 
The Serra do Mar State Park is still home to some indigenous Guaranis tribes (for example Aldeia Indígena de Boa Vista do Sertão do Prumirim, Ribeirão Silveira, Rio Branco, do Bananal and do Aguapeú) such as some caiçara populations in the municiples of Cananéia, Iguape and Peruíbe such as the northern coast.
 
Legislation: State Decree 10.251/77
                                             13.313/79
 
 
Total Area: 315.390 ha
 
Altitude: 0 - 1.700 m
 
Climate:  Csa
 
Biome:  Atlantic Rainforest
 
Ecosystems:  Tropical Rainforest
 
Altitudinal Zones:  Alluvial / Submontane / Montane
 
Websites:  www.ambiente.sp.gov.br
                    www.iflorest.sp.br
 
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