Cachoeiras de Macacu
Cachoeiras de Macacu is a municipality located in the Brazilian state of Rio de Janeiro. Its population was 59,303 and its area is. Next to neighboring Rio Bonito municipality, it can be considered an exurb of Greater Rio de Janeiro metropolis.
Its mayor is Rafael Muzzi de Miranda.
Conservation
The municipality contains part of the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in 2006.It held 76% of the Paraíso Ecological Station, created in 1987 and now integrated into the Três Picos State Park.
It contains 49% of the Três Picos State Park, created in 2002.
It contains part of the Bacia do Rio Macacu Environmental Protection Area, created in 2002.