Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves, Nature reserves in Espírito Santo and Bahia, Brazil.
The Discovery Coast Atlantic Forest Reserves contain eight protected areas with dense rainforests, mangroves, and coastal vegetation along Brazil's eastern shoreline.
Portuguese explorers first encountered these lands in 1500, establishing initial European contact with Brazil at this specific coastal region.
Local communities maintain traditional practices of sustainable forest resource management, contributing to the preservation of indigenous knowledge about medicinal plants.
Access to the reserves requires advance arrangements through authorized guides, with Porto Seguro serving as the primary gateway for visitors.
The reserves shelter 627 endangered plant species and provide habitat for 620 bird species, including 49 types found exclusively in this region.
Location: Espírito Santo
Location: Bahia
GPS coordinates: -16.50000,-39.25000
Latest update: March 12, 2025 18:29
Atlantic Forest
0 m
Mount Pascoal National Historic Park
40.7 km
Igreja Nossa Senhora d’Ajuda
19 km
Discovery National Park
66 km
Our Lady of Purification Matriz Church
93.9 km
Alto Cariri National Park
80.1 km
Porto Seguro Lighthouse
21.1 km
Praia da Pitinga
18.9 km
Cidade Alta de Porto Seguro
20.9 km
Pau Brasil National Park
487 m
Corumbau Marine Extractive Reserve
28.4 km
Central Atlantic Forest Ecological Corridor
30.3 km
Rio dos Frades Wildlife Refuge
24.2 km
Marco do Descobrimento
21 km
Nativos Beach
19.4 km
Alcobaça Lighthouse
113.4 km
Ponta do Corumbau
46.6 km
Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Santa Cruz Cabrália)
34.5 km
Igreja da Misericórdia
21 km
Igreja de São Sebastião
19.5 km
Sítio Ruínas da Igreja de N. S. da Glória – Outeiro
21.2 km
Escadaria da Santa
19 km
Casa da Câmara e Cadeia de Porto Seguro
21 km
Memorial da Epopéia do Descobrimento
21.7 km
Praia do Mucugê
19.3 km
Biblioteca Municipal Afrânio Peixoto
97.2 km
Capela de São Benedito
20.9 km
Museu Indígena da Aldeia Pataxó
33.7 kmReviews
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