Cantareira State Park

Cantareira State Park
Parque Estadual da Cantareira
São Paulo from the Pedra Grande center in the park
Map showing the location of Cantareira State Park
Map showing the location of Cantareira State Park
Nearest citySão Paulo, São Paulo
Coordinates23°24′05″S 46°35′24″W / 23.401389°S 46.59°W / -23.401389; -46.59
Area7,916.52 hectares (19,562.1 acres)
DesignationState park
Created29 August 1962

The Cantareira State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual da Cantareira) is a state park in the Serra da Cantareira mountain range, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It protects an area of Atlantic Forest to the north of the city of São Paulo. In October 1994, UNESCO declared it part of the São Paulo City Green Belt Biosphere Reserve. The park covers 7,916.52 hectares (19,562.1 acres), being part of Serra da Cantareira, the largest urban green area in the country (64,800 hectares) and one of the largest in the world.[1][2][3]

  1. ^ "Parque Estadual da Cantareira – São Paulo/SP | Bioventura Expedições" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  2. ^ "Cantareira é patrimônio natural da Unesco em São Paulo". Cruzeiro do Sul (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
  3. ^ "Conheça a serra da Cantareira em um passeio gastronômico cercado pela mata atlântica". Guia Folha (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-03-22. Retrieved 2024-05-26.