The Pedra Selada State Park ( pt, Parque Estadual da Pedra Selada) is a
state park 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.
Location
The Pedra Selada State Park lies in the municipalities of
Resende and
Itatiaia
Itatiaia () is a Brazilian municipality of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located at an altitude of . Its population was 32,064 in 2020 and its area is .
The oldest Brazilian national park, Itatiaia National Park (Parque Nacional do Itatiaia, ...
, Rio de Janeiro.
It has an area of about .
The park provides opportunities for visitors to use the area for recreation, education and research, and contributes to the rural economy in tourism-related businesses.
The park is named after the Pedra Selada (Stone Saddle), which is high.
A well-marked trail leads to the peak, from which there is a 360
o degree view of the surrounding country.
Environment
File:Topo da Pedra Selada.JPG, Panoramic view from the Pedra Selada
Vegetation includes remnants of
Atlantic Forest,
Araucaria Forests and alpine meadows.
The state park forms part of an important ecological corridor with the
Itatiaia National Park
Itatiaia National Park ( pt, Parque Nacional do Itatiaia), established in 1937, is the oldest national park in Brazil.
It is located on the border between the states of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
Location
The Itatiaia National Park is the ...
and other nearby public and private conservation units, which protects the source of rivers feeding some of the main rivers of the southeast – the
Paraná and
Paraíba do Sul – and contributes to preserving the mountain chain in which the Pedra Selada is located.
History
The Pedra Selada State Park was created by state decree 43.640 of 15 June 2012.
The objective is to preserve populations of native plants and animals, and to provide refuges for migratory species.
It was the first fully protected state-level conservation unit in the
Mantiqueira Mountains
The Mantiqueira Mountains (Portuguese: ''Serra da Mantiqueira iterally: Mantiqueira Mountains Chain') are a mountain range in Southeastern Brazil, with parts in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais and Rio de Janeiro. It rises abruptly from the ...
.
It is part of the
Mantiqueira Mosaic
The Mantiqueira Mosaic ( pt, Mosaico Mantiqueira) is a protected area mosaic that contains conservation units in the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais, Brazil. The conservation units are of different types and are managed at th ...
of conservation units.
The consultative council was create on 15 August 2014.
The management plan came into effect in 2014.
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State parks of Brazil
Protected areas of Rio de Janeiro (state)
2012 establishments in Brazil