Serra dos Órgãos National Park is a national park in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It protects the Serra dos Órgãos mountain range and the water sources in the range. It was the third national
Rock formations and the God's Finger peak in the background
Serra dos Órgãos as seen from Teresópolis, 1885. Oil on canvas by Georg Grimm
Landscape of the park as seen from the Castelo do Açu peak
Serra dos Órgãos main peaks (from left to right): Escalavrado (1 406 m), Dedo de Nossa Senhora (1 320 m), Dedo de Deus (1 692 m), Cabeça de Peixe (1 680 m) and Santo Antônio (1 990 m).
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Teresópolis is a Brazilian municipality located in the interior of the state of Rio de Janeiro, approximately 94 km from the state capital. Situated in the Serra Fluminense, it forms part of the Inter
Serra dos Órgãos National Park
…decree law 1822 of 30 November 1939 with an area of about 9,000 hectares (22,000 acres). It covered parts of the municipalities of Magé, Petrópolis and Teresópolis. Various buildings and other infrastructure were built in the 1940s such as the natural swimming pool, administrative buildings, warehouses, garage…
Top left:Dedo de Deus in Serra dos Órgãos National Park, Top right:A view of Feirinha do Alto area, Second left:Matriz de Santa Teresa church in Baltasar Square, Second right:Agrioes downtown area,Third left:Lago Comary (Comary Lake),Third right:Cachoeira dos Friars Natural Park, Bottom:A view of Carlos Guinle area
Panoramic view of Teresópolis, from Pedra do Sino
Signing of a contract between state governor Francisco Portela (6) and the Estrada de Ferro Therezópolis company on 7 July 1890.