The Aventureiro Sustainable Development Reserve ( pt, Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável do Aventureiro), formerly the Aventureiro Marine State Park, is a sustainable development reserve 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 ...
, Brazil. It supports
artisanal fishing
Artisanal fishing (or traditional/subsistence fishing) consists of various small-scale, low-technology, low-capital, fishing practices undertaken by individual fishing households (as opposed to commercial fishing). Many of these households are ...
by a small traditional community on the
Ilha Grande
Ilha Grande ( "Big Island") is an island located off the coast of Rio de Janeiro state, Brazil. The island, which is part of the municipality of Angra dos Reis, remains largely undeveloped. For almost a century it was closed by the Brazilian go ...
, an island off the southwest coast of the state.
Location
The Aventureiro Sustainable Development Reserve (RDS) is in the municipality of Angra dos Reis, Rio de Janeiro.
It has an area of .
It covers a small part of the southwest of the Ilha Grande off the south coast of Rio de Janeiro near the border with
São Paulo
São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for ' Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the Ga ...
, and the bay in the southwest of the island.
The RDS covers a small area of land, plus the bay, shore and rocks up to the high water mark.
The
The Aventureiro Marine State Park was created by state decree 15.983 of 27 November 1990.
The purpose was to safeguard exceptional natural beauty, flora and fauna for use in education, recreational and scientific purposes.
It is part of the
Bocaina Mosaic
The Bocaina Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico Bocaina) is a protected area mosaic on the border between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, Brazil. It provides coordinated management for a group of 10 federal, state and municipal conservation units covering an are ...
of conservation units.
A '' caiçaras'' community had lived in the area for over 150 years.
In recognition of their claims, on 28 May 2014 law 6793 authored by deputy Carlos Minc created the Aventureiro RDS from 2.7% of the Praia do Sul Biological Reserve, and the area covered by the Aventureiro Marine Park was incorporated into the RDS.
The RDS aims to preserve the ecosystems and also the traditional way of life of the ''caiçaras'' fishing community of about 50 families.
Only artisanal fishing is allowed, under the control of the Instituto Estadual do Ambiente (State Environmental Institute).
It was expected that creation of the RDS would help to protects the biological reserve.