Cananéia

Cananéia is the southernmost city in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, near to where the Tordesilhas Line passed. The population in 2008 was 12,377 and the area is 1,242.010 km². The elevation is 8 m. The city of Cananéia is host to the Dr. João de Paiva Carvalho research base belonging to the Oceanographic Institute of the University of São Paulo.ConservationThe municipality contains the Ilha do Cardoso State Park, created in 1962. It contains part of the Tupiniquins Ecological Station. It contains the Mandira Extractive Reserve, established in 2002. The municipality contains the Taquari Extractive Reserve, created in 2008. It contains the Ilha do Tumba Extractive Reserve, also created in 2008. It contains the Itapanhapima Sustainable Development Reserve, created at the same time.