The Serrinha do Alambari Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental da Serrinha do Alambari) 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 Serrinha do Alambari Environmental Protection Area (APA) 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 ...
, west of the RJ-163 highway.
The APA is on the eastern slope 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 ...
in the
Mantiqueira Mountains
The Mantiqueira Mountains (Portuguese: ''Serra da Mantiqueira iterally: Mantiqueira Mountains Chain') are a mountain range in Southeastern Brazil, with parts in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. It rises abruptly from the ...
.
Elevations range from .
It protects the upper reaches of the catchment basins of the Alambari and Pirapitinga rivers.
It has an area of .
The APA is in the Agulhas Negras region, known for its mountain scenery and waterfalls of cold, clear water.
The ecosystem is well-preserved.
There is a master plan for the APA, which supports ecotourism, adventure tourism and outdoor sports.
It contains a trout farm, and a mountain camping location.
History
The Serrinha do Alambari Environmental Protection Area was created by Municipal Law 1.726 of 1991.
The Master Plan for Eco-Development of the APA was approved by law No. 1,845 of 1994.
The APA is part of 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 ...
of conservation units, established in 2006.
File:Serrinha Portal 1.jpg, Entrance to the APA
File:Mapa apa serrinha cobertura vegetal.jpg, Map of the APA
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Protected areas of Rio de Janeiro (state)
Environmental protection areas of Brazil
1991 establishments in Brazil