Page Type Page Type: Mountain/Rock
Location Lat/Lon: 20.7028°S / 42.4278°W
Additional Information County: Brazil
Additional Information Elevation: 6512 ft / 1985 m
Sign the Climber's Log

Overview

Serra do Brigadeiro has 20 km of distance North to the South and about 10 km of East to West. This is a inexplorate group of mountains and the government is doing the structure to guest the mountaineers. The State Park was created in June 27, 1996 by the designation Nº 38.319, situated in the Forest Zone of Minas Gerais State, including 8 towns. With 13.210 hectares, Serra do Brigadeiro Park is one of the most important natural researches of Minas Gerais State, engaging North Mantiqueira, between Carangola Valley, Gloria Valley and Doce River.

Time Araponga




Getting There

How to get there? The best and the easiest access to Brigadeiro is from BR-116, turning to Muriaé town, Brigadeiro's base. Another cities are : Araponga, Fervedouro, Miradouro, Ervalia, Sericita, Pedra Bonita and Divino. From Rio, Muriaé is far 300 km. Buses Lines:
Rio x Muriaé : 1001 transportes e turismo ltd. and Rio Doce.

Red Tape

No fees to camp at this mountains, just cautious.

When To Climb

The best season to climb Brigadeiro Mountains is at the winter ( June to September ) . The mist that to be formed at the highlands, produces a different vegetation covering the high mountains, how orchids, samambaias, liquens, bromélias and cactus.

Camping

Dico and Vale da Luas Camping is the most famous camp area near Brigadeiro. Some farms permits that the mountaineers encamping in your properties, with payment in advance.

Mountain Conditions

The park hasn't website, but the agency that takes care of park is IEF. IEF site is: IEF Telephone number is 031-32-3721-7491. When you look to the sky and see the blue, this is a good day to hike to the Brigadeiro mountains.

Serra do Brigadeiro

The register of Parque Estadual da Serra do Brigadeiro ( Serra do Brigadeiro State Park ).

Sites

Serra do Brigadeiro Photos.
Aereal Photos of Serra do Brigadeiro 1
Aereal Photos of Serra do Brigadeiro 2
Brigadeiro Wildlife
Waterfalls and Rivers
Vegetation and Flowers
Serra do Brigadeiro Map

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serrabrigadeiro

serrabrigadeiro - Oct 11, 2005 12:27 pm - Hasn't voted

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Mountain range of the seen Brigadier General the 20 km of distacia of would carry. One extencao of 45 mountain km.

serrabrigadeiro

serrabrigadeiro - Oct 11, 2005 12:27 pm - Hasn't voted

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Mountain range of the seen Brigadier General the 20 km of distacia of would carry. One extencao of 45 mountain km.

serrabrigadeiro

serrabrigadeiro - Oct 11, 2005 12:35 pm - Hasn't voted

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The State Park of the Mountain range of the Brigadier General is in the Zone of Mata, in the southwest of Minas Gerais, the 330 km of Belo Horizonte. It occupies an area of 32,5 a thousand hectares, divided between seven cities: Fervedouro, Open-Field, Araponga, Matipó, Ervália, Miradouro and Muriaé. It has an only road that it cuts to the park, binding the cities of Araponga and Fervedouro, to the edges of the highway River-Bahia, with stretches in precarious state of conservation. The park is located the 230 km of Juiz De Fora and 60 km of Viçosa and Carangola

serrabrigadeiro

serrabrigadeiro - Oct 12, 2005 9:38 am - Hasn't voted

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Site VALE DAS LUAS CAMPING http://www.geocities.com/valedasluascamping/

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