The Serra Geral National Park, founded in 1992 on the border between the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina, is an integral unit of nature conservation. The territory of the park adjoins the Aparados da Serra National Park and forms an ecosystem of rare beauty and an important area of ??biodiversity intended for scientific, cultural and recreational purposes.
The park covers an area of ??17,301.96 hectares divided between the municipalities of Jacinto Machado and Praia Grande in Santa Catarina and Cambará do Sul in Rio Grande do Sul. The nearest town is Cambará
(Rupicola rupicola) – Brazilian States of Amazonas, Pará and Roraima
The Cock-of-the-rock (Rupicola rupicola) lives in rugged forests interspersed with small mountain streams in the far north of Brazil, in the states of Amazonas, Pará and Roraima. It is a large bird, up to 28 cm long with pronounced sexual dimorphism: males have lush orange plumage and a prominent crescent-shaped crest, which covers the beak, while females have only a dark brown plumage with an inconspicuous crest.
The mating ritual is spectacular. At the time of reproduction, the males gather on the ground to court the
The El Dorado waterfall, on the Aracá River, the largest waterfall in Brazil, plunges 353 meters high into the middle of the Amazon mountains. It is located in the Serra do Aracá State Park, 211 km in a straight line from Barcelos, seat of the municipality, in the far north of the state of Amazonas (northern region of Brazil) on the border with Venezuela and the Brazilian state of Roraima. The Serra do Aracá State Park, created in 1990, occupies an area of ??1,818,700 ha (18,187 km²), i.e 15% of the area of ??the municipality of Barcelos (the
