Lagamar de Cananéia State Park
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| Lagamar de Cananéia State Park | |
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| Parque Estadual do Lagamar de Cananéia | |
 Lagamar de Cananéia State Park | |
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| Nearest city | Cananéia, São Paulo |
| Coordinates | 25°00′50″S 48°10′07″W / 25.014018°S 48.168643°W |
| Area | 40,759 hectares (100,720 acres) |
| Designation | State park |
| Created | 21 February 2008 |
| Administrator | Fundação Florestal SP |
The Lagamar de Cananéia State Park (Portuguese: Parque Estadual do Lagamar de Cananéia) is a state park in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
The Lagamar de Cananéia State Park is in the municipalities of Cananéia and Jacupiranga, São Paulo.[1] It has an area of 40,759 hectares (100,720 acres).[2] The park is in the Vale do Ribeira region, and holds part of the Iguape-Cananéia-Paranaguá estuary lagoon complex, one of the largest breeding grounds for South Atlantic marine species. It was recognized by UNESCO as a core zone of Atlantic Forest Biosphere Reserve, and a natural World Heritage Site.[1] Tucuxi (Sotalia fluviatilis) dolphins are often seen in the estuary complex.[3] The Superagui lion tamarin (Leontopithecus caissara) was found in the south sector of the park in 1990, a critically endangered species endemic to the region.[1]
