What the records say
- When
- 1967
- Kind
- Wildfire
- Coordinates
- 19.65° S, 42.53° W
- Description
- Wildfire in Rio Doce State Park, Brazil, between September and October 1967.
- Deaths
- 12
- Cause
- unknown
1967 Rio Doce State Park wildfire
Forest fire in Brazil
The 1967 Rio Doce State Park wildfire was a major forest fire that occurred in the Rio Doce Valley, located in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, in the 1960s. The Rio Doce State Park, considered to be the largest Atlantic Forest reserve in the state, has 35,976 hectares according to 2019 data – information prior to the fire stated that there were 30,000 ha – distributed between the municipalities of Dionísio, Marlié…
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