Lagoa Encantada e Rio Almada Environmental Protection Area

The Lagoa Encantada e Rio Almada Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental da Lagoa Encantada e Rio Almada) is an environmental protection area in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

[1] It has an area of 157,745 hectares (389,800 acres), and protects part of the Almada River basin.

[2] The reserve is named for a beautiful lagoon, the Lagoa Encantada, that is formed by the Pipite and Caldeiras rivers.

Other threats include irregular fishing, deforestation, fires, hunting and the illegal trade in wild animals.

[2] The Lagoa Encantada e Rio Almada Environmental Protection Area was created by state governor decree 2.217 of 14 June 1993.