Cachoeira da Fumaça e Jacuba Natural Park
The Cachoeira da Fumaça e Jacuba Natural Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural Municipal da Cachoeira da Fumaça e Jacuba) is a municipal nature park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
| Cachoeira da Fumaça e Jacuba Natural Park | |
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| Parque Natural Municipal da Cachoeira da Fumaça e Jacuba | |
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| Nearest city | Resende, Rio de Janeiro |
| Coordinates | 22.257815°S 44.333121°W |
| Area | 363 hectares (900 acres) |
| Designation | Municipal nature park |
| Created | 28 December 1988 |
| Administrator | Agência do Meio Ambiente do Município de Resende |
Location
The Cachoeira da Fumaça e Jacuba Natural Park is located in the municipality of Resende, Rio de Janeiro. It covers an area of 363 hectares (900 acres). The vegetation is mainly dense rainforest.[1]
The main attraction is the Preto River's Cachoeira da Fumaça (Smoke Falls) on the border between Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.[1] The Cachoeira da Fumaça is the largest waterfall in the state of Rio de Janeiro, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) long, with a 200 metres (660 ft) drop. The falls were listed as Cultural Heritage and Landscape of Resende by Municipal Decree 043 of 1999. It is 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the rural town of Jacuba on the bank of the Rio Preto.[2]
History
The Cachoeira da Fumaça e Jacuba Natural Park was created by decree 197 of 28 December 1988.[3] The park was included in the Mantiqueira Mosaic, created on 11 December 2006.[4] It was re-categorized by decree 3177 of 30 April 2009.[1] The park is managed by the municipal environmental agency.[1]
Notes
Sources
- Jacuba (in Portuguese), Prefeitura de Resende, archived from the original on 2016-10-02, retrieved 2016-09-28
- José Rechuan Junior (30 April 2009), O parque municipal da Fumaça (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-09-28
- Parque Natural Municipal da Cachoeira da Fumaça e Jacuba (PDF) (in Portuguese), Mantiqueira Mosaic, retrieved 2016-09-28
- Portaria no- 351, de 11 de Dezembro de 2006 (in Portuguese), MMA, retrieved 2016-09-27