The national parks of Southern 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
Paraná Province
Province of Rio Grande do Sul
Province of Santa Catarina
Southern brazil
Paraná
- 1 Iguaçu National Park (in the state of Paraná) – 170,000 ha registered at World Heritage
- 2 Campos Gerais National Park (Parque Nacional dos Campos Gerais) (in the state of Paraná) – 21,299 ha
- 3 Ilhas dos Currais National Marine Park (Parque Nacional Marinho das Ilhas dos Currais) (in the state of Paraná) – 1360 ha
- 4 Saint-Hilaire / Lange National Park (Parque Nacional de Saint-Hilaire / Lange) (in the state of Paraná) – 25 120 ha
- 5 Superagüi National Park (Parque Nacional de Superagüi) (in the state of Paraná) – 34,000 ha registered at World Heritage
under the name “Atlantic Forest - Southeast Reserves”. “Atlantic Forest” Biosphere Reserve
- 6 Ilha Grande National Park (Parque Nacional de Ilha Grande) (in the states of Paraná and Mato Grosso do Sul) – 78,875 ha “Atlantic Forest” Biosphere Reserve
Rio Grande do Sul
- 7 Lagoa do Peixe National Park (Parque Nacional da Lagoa do Peixe) (in the state of Rio Grande do Sul) – 36 722 Ha, Lagoa do Peixe (the fish lagoon)
- 8 Aparados da Serra National Park (Parque Nacional de Aparados da Serra) (Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina) – 10 250 Ha, created to protect the Itaimbezinho canyon
- 9 Serra Geral National Park (Parque Nacional da Serra Geral) (Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina) – 17 300 Ha, adjacent to the Aparados da Serra National Park.
Santa Catarina
- 10 Araucárias National Park (Parque Nacional das Araucárias) (in the state of Santa Catarina) – 12,841 ha
- 11 São Joaquim National Park (Parque Nacional de São Joaquim) (in the state of Santa Catarina) – 48,300 ha, “Atlantic Forest” biosphere reserve
- 12 Serra do Itajaí National Park (in the state of Santa Catarina) – 57,475 ha