Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area

The Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia dos Frades) is an environmental protection area in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area
Área de Proteção Ambiental Bacia dos Frades
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Nearest city	Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro
Coordinates	22.343124°S 42.769763°W / -22.343124; -42.769763
Area	7,500 hectares (19,000 acres)
Designation	Environmental protection area
Created	27 November 1990

Location

The Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area (APA) is in the municipality of Teresópolis, Rio de Janeiro. It has an area of 7,500 hectares (19,000 acres).^[1]

History

The Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area was created by state law 1.755 of 27 November 1990.^[1] It had an area of 6,882.14 hectares (17,006.1 acres).^[2] The APA was included in the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in 2006.^[3] On 31 October 2013 state law 6.573 extinguished the Paraíso Ecological Station and the Floresta do Jacarandá Environmental Protection Area, and modified the Bacia dos Frades Environmental Protection Area and the Três Picos State Park.^[4]