Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area

Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area
Área de Proteção Ambiental dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Nearest cityIporanga, São Paulo
Coordinates24°34′00″S 48°21′48″W / 24.566529°S 48.363436°W / -24.566529; -48.363436
Area64,625 hectares (159,690 acres)
DesignationEnvironmental protection area
Created21 February 2008

The Quilombos do Médio Ribeira Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental dos Quilombos do Médio Ribeira) is an environmental protection area in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. It supports sustainable development of communities of quilombolas, descendants of African slaves.

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