The Rio Pombo Nature Park ( pt, Parque Natural Municipal do Rio Pombo), formerly the Serrinha do Alambari Municipal Park, is a
municipal nature park 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 Rio Pombo Nature Park is in the municipality of
Resende, Rio de Janeiro
Resende () is a municipality in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. The population is 132,312 (2020 est.) in an area of 1094 km2. Resendense refers to people or things that come from or inhabit Resende. It is the oldest town in this region ...
.
It is about from the municipal center.
It is about from the eastern border of the
Itatiaia National Park
Itatiaia National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Itatiaia), established in 1937, is the oldest national park in Brazil.
It is located on the border between the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
Location
The Itatiaia National Park is the ...
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It covers an area of of land donated by the municipality.
The park is fully contained in the
Serrinha do Alambari Environmental Protection Area.
Environment
The predominant vegetation is dense rain forest.
The environment is well preserved, with a variety of native trees and many varied bird species.
The park is in mountainous country that rises from .
The rivers have waterfalls with clear, cold water.
The park houses the Camping Clube do Brasil, which is one of its main attractions.
History
The park was originally created as the Serrinha of Alambari Municipal Park (''Parque Municipal da Serrinha do Alambari '') by article 172 of municipal law of 1988.
The Parque Municipal da Serrinha do Alambari was included in the
Mantiqueira Mosaic
The Mantiqueira Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico Mantiqueira) is a protected area mosaic that contains conservation units in the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil. The conservation units are of different types and are managed at th ...
, created on 11 December 2006.
It was renamed the Rio Pombo Nature Park and recategorized by municipal decree 3178 of 30 April 2009 and municipal law 2723 of 8 December 2009.
It is managed by the Resende municipal environment agency.
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Protected areas of Rio de Janeiro (state)
Protected areas established in 1988
1988 establishments in Brazil
Municipal nature parks of Brazil