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Pico Paraná is the highest mountain in the 
Brazil
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ian state
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of Paraná and in all Southern Brazil. It is composed of granite
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and gneiss
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. It was discovered by German explorer Reinhard Maack
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. Although this area has been previously inhabited by indigenous population Tupi Guarani. He also made the first ascent of the mountain, together with Rudolf Stamm and Alfred Mysing. The official height was obtained in 1992 by three teams from the Federal University of Paraná, using the Global Positioning System.
The Pico Paraná and the surrounding peaks of the Paraná section of the Serra do Mar, is protected by the Pico Paraná State Park.
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