Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area
| Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area | |
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| Área de Proteção Ambiental dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
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| Nearest city | Iporanga, São Paulo |
| Coordinates | 24°34′00″S 48°21′48″W / 24.566529°S 48.363436°WCoordinates: 24°34′00″S 48°21′48″W / 24.566529°S 48.363436°W |
| Area | 64,625 hectares (159,690 acres) |
| Designation | Environmental protection area |
| Created | 21 February 2008 |
The Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira) is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It supports sustainable development of communities of quilombolas, descendants of African slaves.
The Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the municipalities of Barra do Turvo (2.69%), Eldorado (40.84%) and Iporanga (56.47%) in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of 64,625 hectares (159,690 acres). The APA forms part of the Serra de Paranapiacaba Mosaic, which has over 120,000 hectares (300,000 acres) and contains the largest remaining area of Atlantic Forest in Brazil. Other conservation units in the mosaic are the Carlos Botelho State Park, Alto Ribeira Tourist State Park, Nascentes do Paranapanema State Park, Caverna do Diabo State Park, Xitué Ecological Station, Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area and Intervales State Park.
The quilombolas of the Ribeira Valley were escaped or free slaves who settled in the area, mainly in the 18th century, and intermarried with the local people. They were the first in the state of São Paulo to organize themselves to claim land rights. The first grant of land titles were given to the communities of Maria Rosa, Pilões and São Pedro in 2001.
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