The Graciosa State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual da Graciosa) is a

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on account of its natural ...

in the state of Paraná, Brazil. It protects an area of dense rainforest in the

Atlantic Forest The Atlantic Forest ( pt, Mata Atlântica) is a South American forest that extends along the Atlantic coast of Brazil from Rio Grande do Norte state in the northeast to Rio Grande do Sul state in the south and inland as far as Paraguay and th ...

biome.

Location

The Graciosa State Park is in the municipality of

Morretes Morretes is a small historic city of the Brazilian state of Paraná. It has a population of around 16,000 people. It is famous for its restaurants, especially a traditional dish called ''barreado''. It is also the home of many historical monumen ...

, Paraná. It has an area of . It is situated between the Serra da Graciosa and the

Serra do Mar The Serra do Mar (, Portuguese for ''Sea's Ridge'' or ''Sea Ridge'') is a 1,500 km long system of mountain ranges and escarpments in Southeastern Brazil. Geography The Serra do Mar runs parallel to the Atlantic Ocean coast from the state ...

. It is in the

biome. The park contains typical dense rainforest flora, and is home to a wide variety of species of birds, mammals, snakes, frogs and insects. The park is located between Anhangava, Marumbi and Pico Paraná. It receives few visitors due to the difficulty of finding a way through the dense forest, lack of mountain meadows and absence of important summits. It adjoins the

Pico Paraná State Park The Pico Paraná State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual Pico Paraná) is a State park (Brazil), state park in the state of Paraná (state), Paraná, Brazil. It protects a well-preserved area of Atlantic Forest, and contains a massif that includes the hig ...

to the north. It is part of the

Lagamar Mosaic The Lagamar Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico do Lagamar is a protected area mosaic that includes a number of conservation units in the states of São Paulo and Paraná, Brazil. History The Lagamar Mosaic was established by federal ordinance 150 of 8 May 20 ...

History

The Graciosa State Park was created by decree 7.302 of 24 September 1990 by the governor of the state of Paraná. The purpose was to protect the biodiversity and water sources of the region. The park was created from the Farinha Seca property. The state's Institute of Lands, Cartography and Forests (ITCF) was responsible for administration and for creating a management plan within two years, which would integrate the park into Marumbi's Special Area of Tourist Interest. The park is classed as

IUCN protected area category IUCN protected area categories, or IUCN protected area management categories, are categories used to classify protected areas in a system developed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The enlisting of such areas is part ...

II (national park).

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* * * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Graciosa State Park State parks of Brazil Protected areas of Paraná (state) 1990 establishments in Brazil