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 | |
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| Parque Natural Municipal de Marapendi | |
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| Nearest city | Rio de Janeiro |
| Coordinates | 23°00′39″S 43°22′36″W / 23.0109°S 43.376781°W |
| Area | 155 hectares (380 acres) |
| Designation | Municipal nature park |
| Created | 1978 |
The park is part of the Carioca Mosaic, established in 2011.[2]
References
edit- ^ Parque Natural Municipal de Marapendi (in Portuguese)
- ^ Mosaico Carioca de Áreas Protegidas – MMA, Mosaico Carioca.
Sources
edit- Mosaico Carioca de Áreas Protegidas (in Portuguese), MMA, retrieved 2017-01-14
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