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ROLA-MOÇA MOUNTAINS STATE PARK AND ITS SURROUNDINGS

 

A legally constituted park is a PROTECTED AREA, that is, an area of ??the territory that has relevant natural characteristics, legally established by the government and where adequate guarantees are applied aiming at its protection.

All parks have, as their main objective, the preservation of ecosystems of great ecological relevance and scenic beauty, enabling scientific research to be carried out and the development of activities involving environmental education, environmental interpretation, recreation and ecological tourism

Rola-Moça Mountains State Park is located in the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte. It is one of the largest urban protected areas in the country, together with the Tijuca National Park, in Rio de Janeiro, and Serra da Cantareira State Park, in São Paulo.

Among the objectives of creating this protected area is the protection of springs, in addition to the conservation of a very peculiar fauna and flora, present here.

Within the limits of this park are five Special Protection Areas (APEs), intended for the protection of springs and water catchment areas that supply the Metropolitan Region of Belo Horizonte, which are named: Bálsamo, Barreiro, Catarina, Mutuca, Rola-Moça and Taboões.

DATASHEET

Name: Rola-Moça Mountains State Park

Creation: Decree Law No. 36,071 of September 27, 1994 of the Government of the State of Minas Gerais

Municipalities covered: Belo Horizonte, Nova Lima, Ibirité and Brumadinho.

Area: 4,006.51 hectares

Highest altitude: 1,506 meters