Brazilian Atlantic Islands: Fernando de Noronha and Atol das Rocas Reserves
Fernando de Noronha is an archipelago of 21 islands and islets in the Atlantic Ocean, 354 km (220 mi) offshore from the Brazilian coast. The archipelago got its proclaim from the Portuguese merchant Ferno de Loronha, to whom it was unconditional by the Portuguese crown for facilities rendered regarding wood imported from Brazil. The main island has an place of 18.4 square kilometres (7.1 sq mi) and had a population estimated at 2,718 in 2012.
The area is a special municipality (distrito estadual) of the Brazilian divulge of Pernambuco (despite mammal closer to the divulge of Rio Grande obtain Norte), along with very roughly 70% intended in 1988 as a national maritime park.
In 2001 UNESCO designated it as a World Heritage Site because of the importance of its setting. Its timezone is UTC-02:00 all year in the region of. The local population and travellers can get hold of to Noronha by blimp or cruise from Recife (545 km). An environmental preservation extension is charged from tourists re speaking the order of initiation by Ibama (Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources).
