Cachoeiras_de_Macacu

Cachoeiras de Macacu

Cachoeiras de Macacu

Municipality in Southeast, Brazil

Cachoeiras de Macacu (Portuguese pronunciation: [kɐʃuˈejɾɐz dʒi mɐkɐˈku]; means "Macacu Waterfalls" in Portuguese) is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 59,303 (2020)[2] and its area is 956 km².[3] Next to neighboring Rio Bonito municipality, it can be considered an exurb of Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolis.

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Conservation

The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in 2006.[4] It held 76% of the 4,920 hectares (12,200 acres) Paraíso Ecological Station, created in 1987 and now integrated into the Três Picos State Park.[5] It contains 49% of the 46,350 hectares (114,500 acres) Três Picos State Park, created in 2002.[6] It contains part of the 19,508 hectares (48,210 acres) Bacia do Rio Macacu Environmental Protection Area, created in 2002.[7]

References

  1. [1]
    IBGE 2020
  2. [2]
    "Population". cidades.ibge.gov.br. Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística/ Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). Retrieved 2020-08-18.
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    IBGE - "Cidadesat". Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
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    Costa, Cláudia; Lamas, Ivana; Fernandes, Rosan (December 2010), Planejamento Estratégico do Mosaico Central Fluminense (PDF) (in Portuguese), Reserva da Biosfera da Mata Atlântica, p. 13, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-10-07, retrieved 2016-10-02
  5. [5]
    ESEC do Paraíso (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-03
  6. [6]
    PES dos Três Picos (in Portuguese), ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-10-03
  7. [7]
    APA da Bacia do Rio Macacu (in Portuguese), INEA: Instituto estadual do ambiente, retrieved 2016-10-07


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