Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area, Environmental protection area in northeastern Brazil.
The Delta do Parnaíba Environmental Protection Area spans 313,800 hectares across three states, featuring diverse ecosystems of mangroves, dunes, and river channels.
The Brazilian government established this environmental protection area in 1996 to safeguard the deltas of Parnaíba, Timonha, and Ubatuba Rivers and their natural resources.
Local communities within the protection area maintain traditional fishing practices and sustainable resource management methods passed down through generations.
Visitors can access the delta through Parnaíba airport, which connects to major Brazilian cities including Fortaleza, Teresina, and Campinas in São Paulo.
The protection area contains over 70 islands and represents the largest delta system in the Americas, with environments comparable to the Nile and Mekong deltas.
Location: Piauí
Location: Maranhão
Location: Ceará
Inception: 1996
GPS coordinates: -2.80719,-41.81012
Latest update: March 23, 2025 02:10
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143.4 km
Sete Cidades National Park
144.1 km
Jericoacoara National Park
145.7 km
Ubajara National Park
147.2 km
Praia do Preá
155 km
Mother Church of Our Lady of the Assumption (Viçosa do Ceará)
116.1 km
Preguiças Lighthouse
102.6 km
Praia da Malhada
143.7 km
Tatajuba
124.4 km
Serra da Ibiapaba Environmental Protection Area
148.5 km
Casa de Simplício Dias
11.1 km
Praça Clóvis Beviláqua
116.2 km
Caburé Beach
101.8 km
Reserva Extrativista Marinha do Delta do Parnaiba
25.2 km
Farol da Pedra do Sal
9 km
Casarão do Embaixador
163.6 km
Sobrado de Dona Auta
11.1 km
Farol Luís Correia
30.6 km
Camocim Lighthouse
105.8 km
Barra dos remédios
79.6 km
Porto das Barcas
10.9 km
Igreja Matriz de Nossa Senhora do Carmo
126 km
Catedral de Nossa Senhora Mãe da Divina Graça, Parnaíba
11.1 km
Museu do Trem do Piauí
11.7 km
Antiga Intendência de Piracuruca
126.1 km
Museu do Mar
10.9 km
Historical center of Parnaíba
11.5 kmReviews
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