▁Val ença ▁and ▁Bar ra ▁do ▁P ira í , ▁Rio ▁de ▁Janeiro . ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁. ▁The ▁park ▁has ▁a ▁temporary ▁seat ▁on ▁the ▁E str ada ▁da ▁Conc ór dia ▁in ▁Val ença . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁Para í ba ▁do ▁Sul ▁river ▁bas in , ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁Para í ba ▁region . ▁It ▁pres erves ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁last ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁season al ▁semi - dec id uous ▁forest ▁of ▁the ▁middle ▁Para í ba ▁valley . ▁The ▁climate ▁is ▁high ▁alt itude ▁tropical , ▁with ▁average ▁annual ▁temper atures ▁of ▁ ▁falling ▁to ▁as ▁low ▁as ▁ ▁in ▁winter . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁Ser ra ▁da ▁Conc ór dia ▁State ▁Park ▁was ▁created ▁by ▁state ▁dec ree ▁ 3 2 . 5 7 7 ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 . ▁The ▁objective ▁is ▁to ▁preserve ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁Atlantic ▁Forest , ▁including ▁rare , ▁en demic ▁or ▁end anger ed ▁species ▁of ▁native ▁fa una ▁and ▁fl ora , ▁to ▁integrate ▁e colog ical ▁cor rid ors ▁that ▁can ▁ensure ▁regional ▁b iod iversity , ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁region ' s ▁water ▁resources ▁and ▁to ▁support ▁recre ation , ▁environmental ▁education ▁and ▁scientific ▁research . ▁ ▁The ▁park ▁was ▁en larg ed ▁by ▁dec ree ▁ 4 5 . 7 6 6 ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁en larg ement ▁took ▁it ▁from ▁about ▁ ▁to