São Sebastião do Paraíso Biological Reserve
{{Infobox protected area
| name = São Sebastião do Paraíso Biological Reserve
| alt_name = Reserva Biológica Estadual de São Sebastião do Paraíso
| iucn_category = Ia
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| location =
| nearest_city = São Sebastião do Paraíso
| coordinates = {{coord|20.913|S|47.116|W|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| area = {{convert|248|ha}}
| designation = Biological reserve
| created = 23 September 1974
| administrator = IEF Minas Gerais
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São Sebastião do Paraíso Biological Reserve ({{langx|pt|Reserva Biológica Estadual de São Sebastião do Paraíso}}) is a state biological reserve in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Location
The São Sebastião do Paraíso Biological Reserve was created by law nº 16.580 of 23 September 1974 and is administered by the State Forestry Institute (IEF).
It covers an area of {{convert|248|ha}}.{{sfn|Camargos|Torrent Lanna|p=64}}
The reserve is the only one in the municipality of São Sebastião do Paraíso, which was once covered in extensive forests that were indiscriminately cleared in the later part of the 20th century.{{sfn|São Sebastião do Paraíso: Vegetação – City Brazil}}
Notes
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Sources
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- {{citation|title=CADASTRO DAS ÁREAS NATURAIS PROTEGIDAS EM MINAS GERAIS
|last1=Camargos |last2=Torrent Lanna |first1=Regina M. F. |first2=Mônica|journal=Geonomos|volume=4 |issue=2
|url=http://www.igc.ufmg.br/geonomos/PDFs/4_2_55_67_Camargos.pdf|accessdate=2016-04-29}}
- {{citation|ref={{harvid|São Sebastião do Paraíso: Vegetação – City Brazil}}|language=Portuguese
|title=São Sebastião do Paraíso: Vegetação|work=City Brazil
|url=http://www.citybrazil.com.br/mg/ssebastiaoparaiso/geral_detalhe.php?cat=7|accessdate=2016-04-29}}
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Category:1974 establishments in Brazil
Category:Biological reserves of Brazil
Category:Protected areas of Minas Gerais
Category:Protected areas established in 1974
Category:Protected areas of the Atlantic Forest
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