page_title: Costa do Sol State Park
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Costa do Sol State Park / History
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Eingangsschild zum Parque Estadual da Costa do Sol English: Entrance sign at the Parque Estadual da Costa do Sol
context_page_description: The Costa do Sol State Park is a state park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It protects a number of fragments of coastal areas in the Atlantic Forest biome that are under intense pressure from urban expansion, but that also have considerable tourism potential.
context_section_description: Tourists have visited the area of the park for decades, attracted by the pristine beaches and lagoons, but it was being threatened by unplanned urban growth.
  The state park was proposed by the Lagos São João Intermunicipal Consortium (CILSJ), a working group with representatives of municipalities, companies and civil society.
  The Costa do Sol State Park was created by state decree 42.929 of 18 April 2011 with an area of about 9,841 hectares (24,320 acres).
  The park was created in a ceremony in Búzios attended by federal Environmental Minister Carlos Minc and state governor Sérgio Cabral Filho.
  The objectives are to ensure preservation of remnants of Atlantic Forest and associate ecosystems of the coastal region, including restingas, mangroves, lagoons and swamps, to allow degraded areas to recover, to maintain populations of native fauna and flora as a refuge for rare, endemic or endangered species, to support recreation, education, scientific research, leisure and tourism, and to support sustainable economic activities in the park's surroundings.
  In April 2015 the park promoted an annual promotion at Conchas Beach in Cabo Frio to encourage tourism and conservation in the park.
  The program included an ecological race, stand-up paddle challenge, a workshop on reuse and customization of crates, garbage collection, interpretive tour and a music show. All the garbage was to be made into a sculpture.
caption: Entrance sign of the park with overview map
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