Ilha do Cardoso
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Ilha do Cardoso is an island belonging to the city of Cananéia
, São Paulo
, Brazil
. It is the southernmost point of the state of São Paulo, near the border with the state of Paraná
. The island forms a State Park, called Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso (Cardoso Island State Park). There you can see Atlantic forest.
Cananéia
Cananéia is the southernmost city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, near to where the Tordesilhas Line passed. The population in 2008 was 12,377 and the area is 1,242.010 km². The elevation is 8 m. The city of Cananéia is host to the Dr. João de Paiva Carvalho research base belonging to the...
, São Paulo
São Paulo (state)
São Paulo is a state in Brazil. It is the major industrial and economic powerhouse of the Brazilian economy. Named after Saint Paul, São Paulo has the largest population, industrial complex, and economic production in the country. It is the richest state in Brazil...
, 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...
. It is the southernmost point of the state of São Paulo, near the border with the state of Paraná
Paraná (state)
Paraná is one of the states of Brazil, located in the South of the country, bordered on the north by São Paulo state, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Santa Catarina state and the Misiones Province of Argentina, and on the west by Mato Grosso do Sul and the republic of Paraguay,...
. The island forms a State Park, called Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso (Cardoso Island State Park). There you can see Atlantic forest.