Marapendi Municipal Nature Park

The Marapendi Natural Municipal Park (Portuguese: Parque Natural Municipal de Marapendi) [1] is a municipal nature park, a public recreation facility of approximately 155 hectares (380 acres) within the Marapendi Natural Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Marapendi), located in the Barra da Tijuca and Recreio neighborhoods of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and part of a protected area for the preservation of native plants and animals.

Marapendi Municipal Nature Park
Parque Natural Municipal de Marapendi
IUCN category II (national park)
Nearest cityRio de Janeiro
Coordinates23°00′39″S 43°22′36″W
Area155 hectares (380 acres)
DesignationMunicipal nature park
Created1978

The park is part of the Carioca Mosaic, established in 2011.[2]

References
  1. Parque Natural Municipal de Marapendi (in Portuguese)
  2. Mosaico Carioca de Áreas Protegidas – MMA, Mosaico Carioca.

Sources
  • Mosaico Carioca de Áreas Protegidas (in Portuguese), MMA, retrieved 2017-01-14


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