Pirapitinga Ecological Station
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Pirapitinga Ecological Station is an ecological station
in Brazil
, on an island in the lake formed by the dam in Três Marias
, Minas Gerais
.
Ecological station
According to the National System of Conservation Units in Brazil an ecological station is an area set up for environmental protection .The stations have been active in the country particularly as a result of the widespread threats to biodiversity and forest caused by Deforestation in Brazil...
in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, on an island in the lake formed by the dam in Três Marias
Três Marias
Três Marias is a small Brazilian city in northwestern Minas Gerais. In 2007 the population was 26,431 in a total area of 2,763 km².-Climate:...
, Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais is one of the 26 states of Brazil, of which it is the second most populous, the third richest, and the fourth largest in area. Minas Gerais is the Brazilian state with the largest number of Presidents of Brazil, the current one, Dilma Rousseff, being one of them. The capital is the...
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