Emas National Park, National park in Chapadão do Céu and Mineiros, Brazil
Emas National Park is a protected area in central Brazil that spans vast cerrado savannah grasslands. The landscape features open fields, scattered shrubs, and countless termite mounds that rise across the terrain.
Emas National Park was created by Decree No. 49,874, issued on 11 January 1961 by President Juscelino Kubitschek. Its boundaries were revised by Decree 70,375 of 6 April 1972. The park protects the headwaters of the Jacuba and Formoso rivers, tributaries of the Paranaíba in the Paraná basin, and is now managed by ICMBio.
The park's name comes from the greater rhea, called ema in Portuguese, which lives in the cerrado grasslands. The bird appears in the park's name and is the species visitors most associate with the landscape.
The area is accessible from the towns of Chapadão do Céu and Mineiros, with guided tours available for wildlife viewing. Visitors should dress appropriately for open grassland and be prepared for uneven ground when walking.
The park's name comes from the greater rhea, called ema in Portuguese, which lives on the open grassland. The park also protects the headwaters of the Jacuba and Formoso rivers, and its chapada is the northernmost recharge area of the Guarani Aquifer.
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