1967 Rio Doce State Park wildfire

The 1967 Rio Doce State Park wildfire was a major forest fire that occurred in the Rio Doce Valley, located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the 1960s. The Rio Doce State Park (Parque Estadual do Rio Doce – PERD), considered to be the largest Atlantic Forest reserve in the state, has 35,976 hectares (88,900 acres) according to 2019 data – information prior to the fire stated that there were 30,000 ha (74,000 acres) – distributed between the municipalities of Dionísio, Marliéria and Timóteo.

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