Serra do Caparaó

Serra do Caparaó is a Brazilian mountain range located between the states of Espírito Santo and Minas Gerais.

"Caparaó" is a tupi word, the etymology of which is unclear: it may come from capara-oca (house made with capara, a twisted shrub) or from caá-apara-ó (trench made of twisted shrubs).

The lowest temperatures of both neighbouring states occur in this region; in Winter, frost occurs almost daily and the average low is −5 °C at Pico da Bandeira, dropping as low as −10 °C.

In the years 1966–67, the region was the hiding place for the left-wing guerrilla group Guerrilha do Caparaó [pt], who fought the Brazilian military government.

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View of Serra do Caparaó, with Pico do Calçado in evidence. In the background can be seen the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range, distant almost 400 km.