Sete Cidades National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional de Sete Cidades) is a
national park in the state of
Piauí, Brazil.
Location
The Sete Cidades National Park is divided between the municipalities of
Brasileira (26.21%) and
Piracuruca (73.77%) in the state of Piauí.
It has an area of .
The park is surrounded by the
Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area
The Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area ( pt, Área de Proteção Ambiental Serra da Ibiapaba) is an environmental protection area in the states of Piauí and Ceará, Brazil.
It contains fragments of cerrado, caatinga and Atlantic F ...
, created in 1996.
History
The Sete Cidades National Park was created by decree 50.744 of 8 June 1961 by
Jânio Quadros
Jânio da Silva Quadros (; January 25, 1917 – February 16, 1992) was a Brazilian lawyer and Politics of Brazil, politician who served as the 22nd president of Brazil from January 31 to August 25, 1961, when he resigned from office. He als ...
, president of Brazil.
The management plan was published, but not officially formalized, on 31 December 1978.
Ordnance 126 of 14 December 2010 created the consultative council.
Environment
The park contains arid savanna forest (babassu forests] and areas of contact between savanna, arid savanna, and seasonal forest.
It protects an important geological formation and conserves water resources in a dry region.
The geological monuments are the main attraction.
The park also has some pre-historic cave paintings and inscriptions.
Gallery
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File:Parque Nacional das Sete Cidades, Piauí, Brasil.jpg
File:Pedra Brasil.jpg
File:Cabeça_de_Dom_Pedro.jpg
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National parks of Brazil
Protected areas of Piauí
Protected areas established in 1961
1961 establishments in Brazil
Caatinga