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20-534: The Itinguçu State Park covers a group of mountains along the Atlantic coast to the southwest of the town of Peruíbe . The park is in the municipality of Peruíbe on the south coast of São Paulo. It is divided into two sections. The Núcleo Itinguçu, a conservation unit in the Juréia-Itatins Mosaic of conservation units, receives most of the visitors. The Núcleo do Arpoador is only open for visits for

40-606: A bad reputation since most Tupiniquim Indians living there were put into slavery by the Portuguese, working in sugarcane plantations around São Vicente Island . The Abarebebe as the Indigenous peoples called Father Leonardo Nunes, or "the priest that flies" – since he was seen frequently walking on foot all around the long beach between Itanhaem and Peruibe, was the one who fought against this practice that hurt so many Indian families. He even converted an Indian Chaser who

60-404: A small part of the 84,425 hectares (208,620 acres) Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station , a strictly protected area of well-preserved Atlantic Forest created in 1986. It contains the 5,040 hectares (12,500 acres) Itinguçu State Park , created in 2006. It contains 91% of the 1,487 hectares (3,670 acres) Barra do Una Sustainable Development Reserve , also created in 2006. The municipality contains

80-540: Is a coastal marine ecological station on the coast of São Paulo State , Brazil. The Tupiniquins Ecological Station is a coastal marine area of 1,728 hectares (4,270 acres) that was created on 21 July 1986. It is administered by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation . It is in the municipalities of Cananéia , Itanhaém and Peruíbe in São Paulo State. The unit includes

100-442: Is a modern city presenting many luxury boroughs and restaurants. The public interest for the city is rising since there is a nature reserve named Parque da Juréia (Jureia Natural Park), featuring pristine beaches (Prainha, Guarau, Parnapoa or Parnapuã, Juquiazinho, Desertinha, Carambore and Barra do Una), which is also a " local caiçara " (native) community of fishermen, sheltering also an immense diversity of flora and fauna. The city

120-466: Is located to the southwest of the city of São Paulo and west of Santos . Peruíbe's urban area is entirely along the Atlantic Ocean fronting its famous beach which is one of the longest in the state. The urban area covers a small part of the municipality, with population growing steadily. Most of the area north of downtown Peruíbe is forested with trees, and is hilly or mountainous as part of

140-789: Is surrounded by the Sea Mountain Range ( Serra do Mar ) the south end of which, near Barra do Una, is called the Juréia Massif . Peruíbe attracts many tourists throughout the year. In Peruibe there are two areas of tourist interest: urban and ecological. The principal urban attractions are the Tower of TV and Mirante (Torre de TV e Mirante), Ruins of the Abarebebe (Ruínas do Abarebebê), Flórida square (Praça Florida), New Commercial Center-Padre Anchieta Avenue (Centro Comercial Novo-Avenida Padre Anchieta), Old Commercial Center-region of

160-650: The Serra do Mar . An Indian Reservation named Terra Indígena Piaçagüera (Piaçagüera Indigenous Land) which is home to the Guaraní tribe named Nhandhevá covers an area of 27.95 square kilometres (10.79 sq mi) with a perimeter of 38 km. The municipality contains part of the Tupiniquins Ecological Station . It contains the 359 hectares (890 acres) Ilha do Ameixal Area of Relevant Ecological Interest created in 1985. It also contains

180-586: The 33 hectares (82 acres) Ilhas Queimada Pequena e Queimada Grande Area of Relevant Ecological Interest , created in 1985 to protect two islands off the coast. The Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama Wildlife Refuge protects two other islands in the Atlantic Ocean to the east of the town. Peruíbe in the Tupi language (spoken by many Tupi tribes along the Brazilian coast in the 16th century) means river of

200-615: The ESEC by the Una do Prelado River . The Ilha do Ameixal Area of Relevant Ecological Interest , which lies between two arms of the Una do Prelado, intrudes into the state park. The Itinguçu State Park contains large areas of well-preserved Atlantic Forest , waterfalls, beaches, rocky shores, mangroves and salt marsh forest. It is rich in fauna, especially birds, including 30 species of hummingbirds and woodpeckers. The park has administrative facilities in

220-771: The Estação (Centro Comercial Velho-Região da Estação), Ambrósio Baldin Square (Praça Ambrósio Baldin) and Portinho. Ecological tourist spots include the Rio Preto Bridge (Ponte do Rio Preto), Costão Beach (Praia do Costão), Mountain range of the Itatins (Serra do Itatins), Quarter of the Guaraú (Bairro do Guaraú), Guaraú River (Rio Guaraú), Guaraú Beach (Praia do Guaraú), Prainha, Bar of Una (Barra do Una), Una River (Rio Una) and Una Beach (Praia do Una). In telecommunications,

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240-555: The Guaraú Beach community, an auditorium with capacity for 40 people, a laboratory and a craft store. It is reached from there via the Guaraú Road. In the park itself there is parking, food kiosks and toilets. There are several marked trails with stairs and handrails. The park has the infrastructure to conduct educational programs, and provides environmental monitors for groups. The Juréia-Itatins Mosaic of conservation units

260-562: The city was served by Companhia de Telecomunicações do Estado de São Paulo until 1975, when it began to be served by Telecomunicações de São Paulo . In July 1998, this company was acquired by Telefónica, which adopted the Vivo brand in 2012. The company is currently an operator of cell phones, fixed lines, internet (fiber optics/4G) and television (satellite and cable). Tupiniquins Ecological Station Tupiniquins Ecological Station ( Portuguese : Estação Ecológica dos Tupiniquins )

280-702: The following islands and islets: The Ecological Station is a "strict nature reserve" under IUCN protected area category Ia. The purpose is to conserve nature and support research. Average rainfall is 2,248 millimetres (88.5 in) and average temperature 21 °C (70 °F). Vegetation is from the Atlantic Forest biome with plants typical of salt marshes, sandy ridges, plains and continental beaches. Migratory bird species included royal tern (thalasseus maximus), Sandwich tern (Thalasseus sandvicensis), South American tern (sterna hirundinacea) and peregrine falcon (falco peregrinus). The conservation unit

300-567: The park as a "special zone of ecotourism interest". Work and activities in the park were to be mainly performed by the traditional residents of the conservation unit mosaic. Peru%C3%ADbe Peruíbe is a municipality in the state of São Paulo in Brazil . It is part of the Metropolitan Region of Baixada Santista . The population is 69,001 (2020 est.) in an area of 324.55 square kilometres (125.31 sq mi). Peruíbe

320-727: The purpose of education or scientific research. To the northeast the Guaraú River separates the park from the Balneário Garça Vermelha. The Atlantic Ocean forms the east and southeast boundary. The Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama Wildlife Refuge is offshore to the east. To the south it adjoins the Barra do Una Sustainable Development Reserve . To the west and northwest it adjoins the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station (ESEC), separated from

340-477: The shark . Originally as the region of Mongaguá, Peruibe belonged to the Itanhaém territory that stretched from São Vicente to Cananéia , both Portuguese villages founded during the colonial times . As Mongagua (nowadays a city), Peruibe, as a municipality, was created back in the 20th century for administrative convenience. Back in the 16th century, the region of Peruibe (and the one of Itanhaém) would have had

360-598: The state declared that law 12.406 was unconstitutional. On 10 June 2009 a judgement upheld the finding of unconstitutionality. Law 14.982 of 8 April 2013 again altered the limits of the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station, re-categorising some areas. These included the 5,040 hectares (12,500 acres) Itinguçu State Park. The law recreated the Jureia-Itatins Mosaic, which includes the park and other conservation units. The law defined

380-527: Was created by law 12.406 of 12 December 2006. It included the Juréia-Itatins Ecological Station and the newly created Itinguçu and Prelado state parks, the Despraiado and Barra do Una sustainable development reserves and the Ilhas do Abrigo e Guararitama Wildlife Refuge. The state parks and sustainable development reserves were carved out of the ecological station. On 11 September 2007 the procurer general of

400-567: Was then killed by the Indians, dying as a martyr. It was there, on the rock of Abarebebe that the Jesuits (also Father Joseph of Anchieta) built the first church of that part of the coast, named Church of Saint John Baptist that served also as a school and refuge against the Indian attacks. The sacred objects were taken to Itanhaem when its first church was finished a little later. Nowadays Peruibe

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