Ecological Tourism
- Select a touristic point
- . Estação Ecológica Juréia-Itatins
- . Parque Est. da Serra do Mar
- . Estação Ecológica de Bananal
- . Estação Ecológica dos Chauás
- . Parque Est. da Ilha do Cardoso
- . Parque Est. da Serra do Mar, Núcleo Santa Virgínia
- . Parque Est. da Serra do Mar, Núcleo Picinguaba
- . Parque Est. da Serra do Mar, Caraguatatuba
- . Parque Est. de Ilhabela
- . Parque Est. Pariquera Abaixo
- . Parque Est. Intervales
- . Cavernas
- . Vale do Ribeira
- . Iporanga
- . Apiaí
Luiz Carlos Leite
Forests, beaches, tracks, caves, islands, natural reserves, ecological parks. In the countryside or in he coast, São Paulo's ecological tourism is richly developed and offers the entire infrastructure the visitor needs.
Radical Sports
Rappel and Mountain Climbing
The Rappel is a mountain technique to help climbing downwards, which involves sliding in a controlled way, with ropes or cables, a special chair and some accessories. The objective is to surpass obstacles like waterfalls (canyoning), faces, abysses, bridges, slopes, exploitation of caves and grottos and rescues which have been very much practices as a radical sport.
In the State of São Paulo, the tourist several sports:
Highlights:
- Visual das Águas (Visual of the Waters) - Bragança Paulista
- Morro do Maluf (Maluf Mount) - Guarujá
- São Bento do Sapucaí : Via Asterix, Falésias da Pedra da Divisa (Stone of Division Cliff), Vias da Pedra da Divisa ( Stone of Division Ways) e Via dos Lixeiros (Garbagemen Way)
- Pedra Grande (Large Stone)- Atibaia
- Complexo Mantiqueira (Mantiqueira Complex) - Mairiporã
Rafting
Rafting was discovered in 1869, when John Wesley organized the first expedition down the Colorado River, USA, in boats with central paddles.
In Brazil, the history of rafting is far more recent. The first boats for rafting arrived in 1982. The State of São Paulo stands out in this sport. There are plenty of places for rafting in São Paulo. Get to know some of them:
- Juquitiba: Rio Juquiá e Alto Juquiá (Juquiá and Alto Juquiá Rivers)
- Rio Paraibuna (Paraibuna River) - - São Luís do Paraitinga
- Rio Jacaré-Pepira - Brotas
- Rio Pardo - Caconde
- Rio do Peixe - Socorro