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Itatiaia National Park Overview
Itatiaia National Park (Parque Nacional do Itatiaia), established in 1937, is the oldest national park in Brazil.

It is located on the border between Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais states, between 22º16’ - 22º28’ S and 44º34’ - 44º42’ W.

The park is part of the Mantiqueira mountain range, and home to Brazil's third highest mountain, Pico das Agulhas Negras, which stands at 2,878 meters. This peak is visible to the northwest of Resende when driving between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro on the Via Dutra highway, which is the easiest route to get there.

The park attracts bird watchers from all over the world with its 250 species of birds. Other attractions include hiking and rock climbing.

The park is surrounded by the Mantiqueira Mountain Environmental Protection Area which provides an ecological buffer zone for the park.

The park is divided in two areas: high and low. The high area is accessible through an entrance about 35km far from the main entrance and gives access to the Pico das Agulhas Negras and Prateleiras complex. Josef Mengele lived in this area after World War II.

The low area of the park is much closer to the city of Itatiaia and has many waterfalls, such Véu da Noiva with 45 meters. The low area has also an Natural History museum.

Itatiaia means "many-pointed rock" in the tupi language.

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Motto
Ordem e Progresso   (Portuguese)
"Order and Progress"
Anthem
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
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Rio de Janeiro (pron. IPA: [ˈhiw dʒi ʒʌˈnejɾu] [1]) is one of the 26 states of Brazil.
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Minas Gerais (pronounced IPA: [ˌminɐzʒeˈɾajs] [1]) is one of the 26 states of Brazil, the second most populous and fourth largest by area in the federation.
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The Mantiqueira Mountains (Portuguese: Serra Da Mantiqueira) is a mountain range in southeastern Brazil, rising abruptly from the northwestern bank of the Paraíba do Sul River and extending northeastward for approximately 320 km, reaching a height of 2,897 m at Pedra da
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Motto
Ordem e Progresso   (Portuguese)
"Order and Progress"
Anthem
Hino Nacional Brasileiro
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Pico das Agulhas Negras is the fifth highest mountain in Brazil, standing at 2,791.55 metres above sea level making it the second highest peak of Brazilian Highlands[1].
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Resende is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 117,416 (2005) and its area is 1,144 km².[1] Resendense refers to people or things from Resende, RJ.
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São Paulo
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Nickname: Terra da Garoa (Land of Drizzle) and Sampa
Motto: "Non dvcor, dvco"
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Rio de Janeiro
Rio at night.

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Nickname: Cidade Maravilhosa ("The Marvelous City") or simply, Rio
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Via Dutra, or Rodovia Presidente Dutra is the main highway connecting the cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and is considered one of the most important highways in Brazil.

402km long; follows, for the most part, the Paraíba do Sul river valley.
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Bird Watching is a British magazine for birders. The current editor is Kevin Wilmot.

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  • Bird Watching`s website

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Pico das Agulhas Negras is the fifth highest mountain in Brazil, standing at 2,791.55 metres above sea level making it the second highest peak of Brazilian Highlands[1].
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Josef Mengele (March 16 1911– February 7, 1979), was a German SS officer and a physician in the German Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau. He gained notoriety chiefly for being one of the SS physicians who supervised the selection of arriving transports of prisoners,
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Itatiaia is a Brazilian municipal district of the state of Rio de Janeiro. It is located at an altitude of 390 meters. Its population was 30,168 (2005) and its area is 224.96 km².
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Tupi can mean:
  • The Tupi people of Brazil.
  • The Tupi language family, a group of languages spoken in South America.
  • The Tupi-Guarani subgroup of the Tupi language family.

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National parks of Brazil::
  • Abrolhos Marine National Park
  • Amazônia National Park
  • Aparados da Serra National Park
  • Araguaia National Park
  • Brasília National Park
  • Cabo Orange National Park
  • Caparaó National Park
  • Chapada Diamantina National Park

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