The Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia dos Frades) is an environmental protection area in the state of

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a b ...

, Brazil.

Location

The Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area (APA) is in the municipality of

Teresópolis Teresópolis (, , , ) is a Brazilian municipality located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, in a mountainous region known as ''Região Serrana''. The Serra dos Órgãos National Park lies partly within the city limits. The city is known as the hom ...

, Rio de Janeiro. It has an area of .

History

The Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area was created by state law 1.755 of 27 November 1990. It had an area of . The APA was included in the

Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic The Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico da Mata Atlântica Central Fluminense is a protected area mosaic in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mosaic is inland, to the east of the city of Rio de Janeiro. History A p ...

, created in 2006. On 31 October 2013 state law 6.573 extinguished the

Paraíso Ecological Station The Paraíso Ecological Station ( pt, Paraíso Ecological Station Paraíso) was an ecological station in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In 2013, it was absorbed into the Três Picos State Park. Location The Paraíso Ecological Station (ESE ...

and the

Floresta do Jacarandá Environmental Protection Area The Floresta do Jacarandá Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Floresta do Jacarandá) was an environmental protection area in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Location The Floresta do Jacarandá Environmental P ...

, and modified the Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area and the

Três Picos State Park The Três Picos State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual dos Três Picos) is a state park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It preserves a large, mountainous region of Atlantic Forest. Location When created, the Três Picos State Park was divided b ...

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* * * * {{authority control Environmental protection areas of Brazil Protected areas of Rio de Janeiro (state) 1990 establishments in Brazil