The Paraty-Mirim State Park pt, Parque Estadual De Paraty-Mirim), sometimes spelled Parati Mirim State Park, is a state park in the state of

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, Brazil. It preserves a ruined village that was once a significant port.

Location

The former village of Paraty-Mirim is on the southern coast of the state about from the municipal seat of

Paraty Paraty (or Parati, ) is a preserved Portuguese colonial (1500–1822) and Brazilian Imperial (1822–1889) municipality with a population of about 43,000. Indeed, the name "Paraty" originates from the local Guaianá Indians' Indigenous Tupi ...

. The village was once an alternative to the port of Paraty for shipping gold and conducting other transactions. During the coffee boom it was also a place were slaves were landed, often illegally, for the

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plantations. The village became depopulated during the 19th century. All that remains is a colonial residence, a church dedicated to Our Lady of Conception, and many ruins. The village is protected by the Paraty-Mirim State Park, the

Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental de Cairuçu) is a protected area in the south of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. It contains an important remnant of the Atlantic Forest biome. Location Cairuçu Environmen ...

and the

Juatinga Ecological Reserve The Juatinga Ecological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Ecológica Estadual da Juatinga) is an ecological reserve in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It protects a rugged peninsula projecting into the Atlantic Ocern that is mainly covered by Atlantic For ...

. The Paraty-Mirim State Park covers an area of unusual beauty, with wide slopes covered by abundant vegetation. The park contains the beach, the river and the indigenous reserve of Paraty-Mirim. The ruins have been listed by the

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(IPHAN). The park is contained with the Cairuçu Environmental Protection Area.

History

The Paraty-Mirim State Park was created by state decree 15.927 of 29 November 1972. Since it was in a tourist region, it became the Paraty-Mirim State Recreation Area ( pt, área estadual de lazer de Paraty-Mirim) by Decree 996 of 17 November 1976. Later it was transformed into an ecological park to prevent the expansion of tourism from damaging the local ecosystem. Public hearings were held in October 2013 on re-categorizing the Paraty Mirim State Recreation Area and the Juatinga Ecological Reserve as a State Park and a state-level Sustainable Development Reserve conforming to the definitions in the National System of Conservation Units (SNUC). The best preserved areas of the recreation area would be contained in the State Park.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Paraty-Mirim State Park State parks of Brazil Protected areas established in 1972 1972 establishments in Brazil Protected areas of Rio de Janeiro (state)