The Serra do Barbosão Municipal Nature Park is a municipal nature park in the state of

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, Brazil. It protects an area of

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Location

The Serra do Barbosão Municipal Nature Park is in the municipality of

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, Rio de Janeiro. It has an area of about . The park is in the north of the municipality, and covers 6.2% of its area. The Serra do Barbosão, together with the Serra do Sambê and the Serra de Santa Fé, holds well-preserved stretches of

. The Serra do Barbosão is considered to be the main environmental heritage of the municipality. The park contains the remains of a slave cemetery. It is a popular location for walking, hiking and camping. The Serra do Barbosão is part of the Sambê - Santa Fé – Barbosão ecological corridor, and indirectly influences the neighboring municipalities of Rio Bonito,

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and

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in helping preserve the forest remnants and local biodiversity. As of 2011 there was no management plan and expropriation of land for the park was incomplete. The area was suffering from encroachment and deforestation. Tanguá has one of Brazil's four

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mines, accounting for 11% of national production, an open pit and underground operation near the park. Potential contamination was a concern.

History

The Serra do Barbosão Municipal Nature Park was created by municipal law 6333 of 23 October 2007. Objectives included protecting and preserving remnants of Atlantic Forest, preserving and maintaining genetic diversity of important examples of flora and fauna, supporting recreation, environmental education and scientific research, and protecting water resources. The park was included in the

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, created in December 2006. In March 2016 the state government's Instituto Vital Brazil received approval for a project to survey flora and fauna in the park, including birds, reptiles, butterflies and moths. Among other benefits, the survey would provide material for environmental and health education at Vital Brazil's Tanguá Campus.

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