Pontal do Paraná is a
municipality
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of
Paraná in the
Southern Region of
Brazil
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Pontal do Paraná is home to the
Center for Marine Studies
The Center for Marine Studies ( Portuguese: ''Centro de Estudos do Mar'', CEM) is a satellite campus and marine research station of the Federal University of Paraná (Portuguese: ''Universidade Federal do Paraná'', UFPR), located in the muni ...
,
Federal University of Paraná
The Federal University of Paraná ( pt, Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR) is a public university headquartered in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. UFPR is considered to be one of the oldest universities in Brazil.
UFPR ranks as 37th best universi ...
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The municipality contains the
Rio Perequê Municipal Nature Park, created in 2001 to protect an area of mangroves in Pontal do Sul.
It also contains the
Restinga Municipal Nature Park, created at the same time.
The municipality also includes the
Ilhas dos Currais Marine National Park
The Ilhas dos Currais Marine National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional Marinho das Ilhas dos Currais) is a national park in the state of Paraná, Brazil.
It protects an important nesting site for birds, and is a refuge and feeding ground for fish includ ...
, which protects three small islands that provide a nesting ground for marine birds and a refuge and feeding ground for fish.
See also
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List of municipalities in Paraná
This is a list of the municipalities in the state of Paraná (PR), located in the South Region of Brazil. Paraná is divided into 399 municipalities, which are grouped into 39 microregions, which are grouped into 10 mesoregions.
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References
Populated coastal places in Paraná (state)
Municipalities in Paraná
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