Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de Andrade, State forest and park in São Paulo, Brazil.
The Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de Andrade is a state forest in the Rio Claro region of São Paulo, Brazil, known for its large eucalyptus plantations alongside native tree species. The grounds include marked trails, research stations, and a museum dedicated to the history of forestry in the country.
The site was founded in 1909 by the Companhia Paulista de Estradas de Ferro as a tree nursery to supply wood for railway operations. In 2002, the state of São Paulo took over management, turning the production grounds into an official state forest.
The Eucalyptus Museum inside the forest displays tools, machines, and documents from the early days of forestry research in Brazil. The collection gives a concrete sense of how scientific work was organized in an outdoor setting.
The forest sits between the municipalities of Rio Claro and Santa Gertrudes, and having your own vehicle is the most convenient way to reach it. Comfortable footwear is recommended, as some sections of the trails can be slippery after rain.
Edmundo Navarro de Andrade, the engineer the forest is named after, tested more than 100 eucalyptus species from Australia here to find those best suited to Brazilian conditions. His work on this land helped make Brazil one of the largest eucalyptus producers in the world today.
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