Alcatrazes is a Brazilian archipelago, located some 35 km south of São Sebastião, in the northern coast of the State of São Paulo,[1][2][3] one hour away by boat, approximately.[3] It is protected by the largest marine integral conservation unit of Brazil after the Abrolhos Marine National Park.[2] In 2023, it was a recipient of the Blue Park gold level award for its "exceptional conservation of marine life during the 5th International Congress of Protected Sea Areas.[4]
The islands have been receiving an increasing number of researchers[5] and possess unparalleled importance for the Brazilian marine biodiversity, having more variety of fish than Fernando de Noronha.[6][7]
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- ^ a b Escobar, Herton (9 September 2017). "Arquipélago dos Alcatrazes será aberto ao turismo". O Estado de S. Paulo. Grupo Estado. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
- ^ a b Escobar, Herton (18 December 2016). "Alcatrazes - um mundo perdido no litoral paulista". O Estado de S. Paulo. Grupo Estado. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "Alcatrazes ganha prêmio por conservação". SOS Mata Atlântica (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Plano de Manejo 2017, p. 93.
- ^ Estadão. "Alcatrazes: um mundo perdido no litoral paulista". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ^ "Arquipélago dos Alcatrazes será aberto ao turismo". Unidades de Conservação no Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-12-24.