The national parks of Southeast Brazil are places as diverse as they are varied to visit for their impact or interest: natural, landscaped, plant, animal or historical.
Understand
The parks national sites are places whose attractions are valuable at the state level for:
- Safeguarding and protecting a natural environment, a landscaped site and flora
- The reserve and protection of animal species and terrestrial or marine fauna
- The protection of historic or monumental places
Province of Espírito Santo
Province of Minas Gerais
Province of Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo Province
Southeast Brazil
Espírito Santo
- 1 Pedra Azul National Park (Parque Estadual da Pedra Azul) (in the state ofEspírito Santo) – 1,240 ha
- 2 Caparaó National Park (Parque Nacional do Caparaó) (in the states ofEspírito Santo and of Minas Gerais) – 31,800 ha, “Atlantic Forest” biosphere reserve
Minas Gerais
- 3 Cavernas do Peruaçu National Park (Parque Nacional Cavernas do Peruaçu) (in the state of Minas Gerais) – 56,448 ha
- 4 Semper-Vivas National Park (Parque Nacional das Semper-Vivas) (in the state of Minas Gerais) – 124,154 ha
- 5 Serra da Canastra National Park (Parque Nacional da Serra da Canastra) (in the state of Minas Gerais) – 197,810 ha
- 6 Serra do Cipó National Park (Parque Nacional Serra do Cipó) (in the state of Minas Gerais) – 31,639 ha
- 7 Grande Sertão Veredas National Park (Parque Nacional Grande Sertão Veredas) (in the states of Minas Gerais and of Bahia) – 231,600 ha
- 8 Itatiaia National Park (Parque Nacional de Itatiaia) (in the states of Minas Gerais and of Rio de Janeiro) – 28,155 ha
Rio de Janeiro
- 9 Jurubatiba National Park (Parque Nacional da Restinga de Jurubatiba) (in the state of Rio de Janeiro) – 14,860 ha
- 10 Serra dos Órgãos National Park (Parque Nacional da Serra dos Órgãos) (in the state of Rio de Janeiro) – 10,527 ha, “Atlantic Forest” biosphere reserve
- 11 Tijuca National Park (Parque Nacional da Tijuca) (in the state of Rio de Janeiro) – 3,951 ha
São Paulo
- 12 Serra da Bocaina National Park (Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina) (in the states of Rio de Janeiro and of São Paulo) – 104,000 ha