[2][3][4][5] Pontal do Paraná is home to the Center for Marine Studies, Federal University of Paraná.

[6] The municipality contains the 16 hectares (40 acres) Rio Perequê Municipal Nature Park, created in 2001 to protect an area of mangroves in Pontal do Sul.

[7] It also contains the 407 hectares (1,010 acres) Restinga Municipal Nature Park, created at the same time.

[8] The municipality also includes the Ilhas dos Currais Marine National Park, which protects three small islands that provide a nesting ground for marine birds and a refuge and feeding ground for fish.

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