Parque Ecolôgico Municipal Chico Mendes

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  • Address
    Km 17, Av Jarbas de Carvalho 679, Recreio dos Bandeirantes
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  • Phone
    2437 6400

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This 400,000-sq-meter park was created in 1989 and named after the Brazilian ecological activist who was murdered for his work. The park protects the remaining sand-spit vegetation from real estate speculators. The facilities include a visitors' center and ecological trails leading to a small lake. Animals protected in the park include butterflies, lizards, tortoises and the broad-nosed caiman.