Quilombos de Barra do Turvo Sustainable Development Reserve

The Quilombos de Barra do Turvo Sustainable Development Reserve (Portuguese: Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável dos Quilombos de Barra do Turvo) is a sustainable development reserve in the state of São Paulo and the Atlantic Forest ecoregion, in southeastern Brazil.

Quilombos de Barra do Turvo Sustainable Development Reserve
Reserva de Desenvolvimento Sustentável dos Quilombos de Barra do Turvo
IUCN category VI (protected area with sustainable use of natural resources)
Location	São Paulo state, Southeastern Brazil
Nearest city	Barra do Turvo
Coordinates	24.926106°S 48.460261°W / -24.926106; -48.460261
Area	5,826 hectares (14,400 acres)
Designation	Sustainable development reserve
Created	21 February 2008
Administrator	Fundação Florestal SP

Location

The Quilombos de Barra do Turvo Sustainable Development Reserve is in the municipality of Barra do Turvo, São Paulo. It has an area of 5,826 hectares (14,400 acres).^[1] It is formed by remnant Communities of Quilombos of Ribeirão Grande, Terra Seca, Cedro and Pedra Preta, distributed along BR-116 and SP-552.^[2]

History

The Quilombos de Barra do Turvo Sustainable Development Reserve was created by state law 12.810 of 21 February 2008. This law broke up the old Jacupiranga State Park and created the Jacupiranga Mosaic with 14 conservation units.^[3] The reserve is administered by the state forest foundation (Fundação para Conservação e a Produção Florestal do Estado de São Paulo).^[4]