Nova Iguaçu
The Nova Iguaçu Volcano theory expanded to become a social phenomenon. Sightseeing, commercial, artistic, administrative, and educational activities took place, as if the hypothesis was an established scientific theory. The environmental education was a notable regional highlight. The city of Nova Iguaçu adopted traffic signs with volcanic images. A movement began to register the Municipal Park to the UNESCO as “Geopark of the Nova Iguaçu Volcano”. Some scientific events and the homepage of the DRM-RJ referred to the Municipal Park as the Geopark. Certain newspapers printed, based on the interviews of another geologist, that the UERJ and Petrobrás (Brazilian National Petroleum Company) were investing one million dollars over two years in researching the oilfield by means of the Nova Iguaçu Volcano.