Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area
| Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area | |
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| Área de Proteção Ambiental dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira | |
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IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape) | |
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| Nearest city | Iporanga, São Paulo |
| Coordinates | 24°34′00″S 48°21′48″W / 24.566529°S 48.363436°WCoordinates: 24°34′00″S 48°21′48″W / 24.566529°S 48.363436°W |
| Area | 64,625 hectares (159,690 acres) |
| Designation | Environmental protection area |
| Created | 21 February 2008 |
The Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira) is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It supports sustainable development of communities of quilombolas, descendants of African slaves.
Location
The Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area (APA) is divided between the municipalities of Barra do Turvo (2.69%), Eldorado (40.84%) and Iporanga (56.47%) in the state of São Paulo. It has an area of 64,625 hectares (159,690 acres).[1] The APA aims for sustainable development of the quilombo communities it contains, whether through subsistence agriculture, cultural tourism or other activities.[2] Most of the residents have only elementary education, since higher levels of education are not available in the region, and many people over 50 are illiterate. The main source of subsistence is from backyard vegetable plots. Some communities have a health clinic, but care is rudimentary.[3]
History
The quilombolas of the Ribeira Valley were escaped or free slaves who settled in the area, mainly in the 18th century, and intermarried with the local people. They were the first in the state of São Paulo to organize themselves to claim land rights. The first grant of land titles were given to the communities of Maria Rosa, Pilões and São Pedro in 2001.[3]
The Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area was created by law 12.810 of 21 February 2008, which dissolved the old Jacupiranga State Park and created 14 new conservation units in the Jacupiranga Mosaic.[2] It included the quilombola communities of Nhunguara, André Lopes, Sapatu, Ivaporanduva, Galvão, São Pedro, Pilões, Maria Rosa, Pedro Cubas, Pedro Cubas de Cima and Praia Grande, and was originally part of the Serra do Mar Environmental Protection Area.[4]
Environment
The Ribeira de Iguape River, which rises in the state of Paraná, runs through the center of the APA. It is part of the large ecological corridor that connects the Serra do Paranapiacaba conservation units. Flora includes Euterpe edulis, Ficus citrifolia, Orchidaceae and Bromeliaceae. Fauna include cougar (Puma concolor), black-fronted piping guan (Pipile jacutinga) and southern muriqui (Brachyteles arachnoides).[2]
Notes
- ↑ APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira – ISA, Informações gerais.
- 1 2 3 APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira – ISA, Características.
- 1 2 Quilombos do Vale – Petar Informações.
- ↑ APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira – ISA, Historico Juridico.
Sources
- APA dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira, ISA: Instituto Socioambiental, retrieved 2016-11-21
- "Quilombos do Vale", Petar Informações (in Portuguese), retrieved 2016-11-21