The Lagamar de Cananéia State Park () is a

state park State parks are parks or other protected areas managed at the sub-national level within those nations which use "Federated state, state" as a political subdivision. State parks are typically established by a state to preserve a location on accou ...

in the state of

São Paulo São Paulo (; ; Portuguese for 'Paul the Apostle, Saint Paul') is the capital of the São Paulo (state), state of São Paulo, as well as the List of cities in Brazil by population, most populous city in Brazil, the List of largest cities in the ...

, Brazil.

Location

The Lagamar de Cananéia State Park is in the municipalities of

Cananéia Cananéia is the southernmost city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, near where the Tordesilhas Line passed. The population in 2020 was 12,541 and its area is 1,242.010 km². The elevation is 8 m. The city of Cananéia is host to the Dr. Jo ...

and

Jacupiranga Jacupiranga is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil. The population is 17,889 (2020 est.) in an area of 704 km². The elevation is 33 m. The municipality contains part of the Rio Turvo State Park, created in 2008. Toponym " ...

, São Paulo. It has an area of . The park is in the

Vale do Ribeira Vale do Ribeira is a region in the south of the state of São Paulo (state), São Paulo and the northeast of the state of Paraná (state), Paraná, Brazil. It contains a large part of the Ribeira de Iguape River valley, from which it takes its name ...

region, and holds part of the

Iguape-Cananéia-Paranaguá estuary lagoon complex The Iguape-Cananéia-Paranaguá estuary lagoon complex () is a stretch of interconnected coastal estuaries and lagoons that extends southwest from Iguape in the south of São Paulo past Cananéia, São Paulo to Paranaguá, Paraná. It includes t ...

, one of the largest breeding grounds for South Atlantic marine species. It was recognized by

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as a core zone of

Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve The Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, or Mata Atlântica Biosphere Reserve (MABR, ), is a biosphere reserve covering remnants of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, including fully protected and sustainable use conservation units and buffer zones. It ...

, and a natural

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Tucuxi The tucuxi (''Sotalia fluviatilis''), alternatively known in Peru ''bufeo gris'' or ''bufeo negro'', is a species of freshwater dolphin found in the rivers of the Amazon basin. The word ''tucuxi'' is derived from the Tupi language word ''tuchuc ...

(''Sotalia fluviatilis'') dolphins are often seen in the estuary complex. The Superagui lion tamarin (''Leontopithecus caissara'') was found in the south sector of the park in 1990, a critically endangered species endemic to the region.

History

The Lagamar de Cananéia State Park is one of several conservation units created by state law 12.810 of 21 February 2008, in which the Jacupiranga Mosaic was created from the former

Jacupiranga State Park The Jacupiranga State Park () was a state park in São Paulo, Brazil. It covered a large, mountainous region that included untouched Atlantic Forest and land occupied by traditional communities. When the park was created in 1969 the residents cou ...

and its surrounding lands. The park is a fully protected conservation unit. Objectives include preservation of ecosystems and genetic diversity, and support of scientific research, environmental education and ecotourism. As of 2015, access to the park was restricted to researchers, although there were plans to open to the public. As of 2022, according to São Paulo's Guide to Protected Areas, the park is now open to the public every day from 8 AM to 5 PM.

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