Maravilha Environmental Protection Area

The Maravilha Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental Maravilha) is a municipal environmental protection area in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

[4] The Maravilha APA contains alpine meadows and secondary growth forest, surrounded by agricultural land and pastures.

[4] The APA includes large farms and conventional horticulture, and is poorly managed.

[5] The Maravilha Environmental Protection Area was created by municipal decree 1.652 of 5 June 2006.

[5] It was included in the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in December 2006.