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Silva Jardim

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Country
  
Brazil

Local time
  
Tuesday 6:47 PM

State
  
Rio de Janeiro

Municipality
  
Silva Jardim

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Weather
  
24°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 82% Humidity

Silva Jardim is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 21,349 (2010) and its area is 938 km².

Contents

Map of Silva Jardim, State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Conservation

The municipality contains the 5,052 hectares (12,480 acres) Poço das Antas Biological Reserve, a strictly protected conservation unit created in 1974 from a former experimental agricultural station. It contains 7.5% of the 46,350 hectares (114,500 acres) Três Picos State Park, created in 2002. It contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic of conservation units, created in 2006.

References

Silva Jardim Wikipedia