Pirajubaé Marine Extractive Reserve

Pirajubaé Marine Extractive Reserve is an extractive reserve in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil, created in 1993. The purpose was to support sustainable harvesting of shellfish from a shoal in the south bay of the Santa Caterina Island.

Type: Protected area
Description: protected area in Brazil
Also known as: “RESEX Marinha do Pirajubaé”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport and Estádio da Ressacada.

Florianópolis-Hercílio Luz International Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: kikesan, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Florianópolis–Hercílio Luz International Airport, branded Floripa Airport, is the airport serving Florianópolis, Brazil. It is named after Hercílio Pedro da Luz, three times governor of the state of Santa Catarina and senator.

Estádio da Ressacada

Stadium

Photo: Eversonrachadel, Public domain.

Estádio Aderbal Ramos da Silva, usually called Estádio da Ressacada or just Ressacada, is a football stadium inaugurated on November 15, 1983 in Carianos neighborhood, Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, with a maximum capacity of approximately 19,000 people. Estádio da Ressacada is situated 2 km south of Pirajubaé Marine Extractive Reserve.

Florianópolis Air Force Base

Military installation

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Florianópolis Air Force Base – BAFL is a base of the Brazilian Air Force, located in Florianópolis, Brazil. It shares some facilities with Hercílio Luz International Airport. Florianópolis Air Force Base is situated 3 km southwest of Pirajubaé Marine Extractive Reserve.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Saco dos Limões and Campeche.

Saco dos Limões

Suburb

Photo: Janko Hoener, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Saco dos Limões is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km north of Pirajubaé Marine Extractive Reserve.

Campeche

Suburb

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Campeche is a beach located on the south of the city of Florianópolis, on the south of Brazil. There used to be a proper airport which was inaugurated in 1927 by the French Compagnie générale aéropostale. Campeche is situated 5 km southeast of Pirajubaé Marine Extractive Reserve.