Ilha do Cardoso State Park
| Ilha do Cardoso State Park | |
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| Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso | |
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IUCN category II (national park)
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Traditional fish traps in the park.
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| Nearest city | Cananéia, São Paulo |
| Coordinates | 25°07′59″S 47°57′47″W / 25.133°S 47.963°WCoordinates: 25°07′59″S 47°57′47″W / 25.133°S 47.963°W |
| Area | 13,500 hectares (33,000 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 3 July 1962 |
The Ilha do Cardoso State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso) is a state park on the coast of the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It preserves a large area of Atlantic Forest on the Ilha do Cardoso, an island, and includes marshes and mangroves that form an important breeding area for marine life. Visitors may reach the island by boat and stay in one of the villages. They may visit the beaches or follow trails into the interior, where there are waterfalls and natural pools.
The Ilha do Cardoso State Park is in the municipality of Cananéia in the extreme south of the state of São Paulo. It covers an area of 13,500 hectares (33,000 acres). The state park occupies about 90% of the Ilha do Cardoso, and can be reached by boat from the town of Cananéia. The island is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Bay of Trapandé to the north, the Ararapira Channel to the west and the Ararapira Bar to the south. The Atlantic coast has beaches, dunes and rocky shores. The park is part of the Lagamar Mosaic:
There are six communities of caiçaras in the park, with about 465 residents. They are strongly influenced by indigenous culture, and have developed an accurate knowledge of nature. They are mainly fishermen, and also gain significant income from tourism. Perequê, on the north shore, is 20 minutes by launch or 50 minutes by schooner from Cananeia. Marujá, in the south, is a fishing village with more accommodation and restaurants. It is 55 minutes by launch or 3 hours by schooner from Cananeia. The only electricity is provided by generators, which are turned off after 11:00pm.
The Ilha do Cardoso State Park was created by state decree 40.319 of 3 July 1962. The park is home to the Center for Applied Research in Natural Resources of the Ilha do Cardoso (CEPARNIC), at first under the Secretary of State for Agriculture and Supply, and in the 1990s transferred the Secretary of State for the Environment.
Between December and February average temperatures are up to 25 °C (77 °F) and there are constant rains. In July and August humidity is lower and average temperatures are 18 °C (64 °F) in the day and 10 °C (50 °F) at night. The park is in the Atlantic Forest biome. It has diverse vegetation including restinga, coastal forests and mangroves. The forest covers 90% of the island. The western side of the island has mangroves, and the coastal plain is mostly covered by restinga. Almost 1,000 plant species have been identified.
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