Área de Proteção Ambiental Lagoas e Dunas do Abaeté, Environmental Protection Area in Salvador, Brazil

The Área de Proteção Ambiental das Lagoas e Dunas do Abaeté is a 1,800-hectare state environmental protection area in Salvador, Bahia, created by Decree 351 of 22 September 1987 and redefined by Decree 2,540 of 18 October 1993. It covers the Abaeté Metropolitan Park, the Dunes Park, Lagoa Abaeté-Catu and Lagoa do Flamengo, and is divided into a Permanent Preservation Zone and a Controlled Occupation Zone.

The area was created as a state environmental protection area by Bahia decree 351 of 22 September 1987. Decree 2,540 of 18 October 1993 redrew its boundaries and split it into two zones: a Permanent Preservation Zone and a Controlled Occupation Zone. Its 1,800 hectares lie in Salvador's urban expansion corridor and have an ecological-economic zoning and management plan.

The name Abaeté comes from Tupi and is commonly rendered as "true man of wisdom." The area is a state environmental protection area, created in 1987 and divided in 1993 into a permanent preservation zone and a controlled occupation zone. It takes in the Abaeté Metropolitan Park, the Dunes Park, the Abaeté-Catu Lagoon and the Flamengo Lagoon.

Visit early in the morning when conditions are quieter and light favors the landscape. Wear comfortable shoes suitable for walking on sand and bring plenty of water, as shade is limited throughout the site.

The 1993 decree split the area into two zones: a Permanent Preservation Zone and a Controlled Occupation Zone. The 1,800 hectares also hold an ecological-economic zoning and a management plan, and take in the Abaeté Metropolitan Park, the Dunes Park, the Abaeté-Catu Lagoon and the Flamengo Lagoon.