Silva Jardim () is a
municipality located in the
Brazilian state of
Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 21,352 (2022) and its area is 937 km².
Conservation
The municipality contains the
Poço das Antas Biological Reserve
Poço das Antas Biological Reserve ( pt, Reserva Biológica Poço das Antas) is a biological reserve located in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil.
The reserve, which covers in the Atlantic Forest biome, was created on 11 March 1974. It is administe ...
, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1974 from a former experimental agricultural station.
It contains 7.5% of the
Três Picos State Park, created in 2002.
It contains part of the
Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic
The Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico da Mata Atlântica Central Fluminense is a protected area mosaic in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The mosaic is inland, to the east of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
History
A p ...
of conservation units, created in 2006.
See also
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Antônio da Silva Jardim
Antônio da Silva Jardim (Silva Jardim, 18 August 1860 — Naples, 1 July 1891) was a Brazilian lawyer and Journalism, journalist. He was a activist, political activist in the abolitionism, abolitionist and Republicanism, republican movements, par ...
References
Municipalities in Rio de Janeiro (state)
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