Angra dos Reis Rejects Idea of Creating A "Brazilian Cancun"
This is the Tamoios Ecological Station, the federal environmental protection area created in 1990
Aug.5.2019 1:16PM
The hundreds of moored boats that arrive daily on the shores of Angra dos Reis almost make us forget that, a few kilometers away, there are still 29 practically untouched small paradise islands.
This is the Tamoios Ecological Station (ESEC), the federal environmental protection area created in 1990, and now the object of desire of President Jair Bolsonaro, who wants to end restrictions to develop what he has called "Brazilian Cancún".
Mambucaba beach in the Angra dos Reis region where Bolsonaro wants to build a "Brazilian Cancun" (Foto: Zanone Fraissat/Folhapress, COTIDIANO)
But those who know both regions say it makes no sense. The Mexican city is famous for its bustling nightlife and all-inclusive resorts that overlook a long stretch of clear water sand.
"They are extremely distinct. Cancun is plain, catches a large stretch of the sea. Angra has a narrow and densely occupied plot of land, and there is no way to build buildings there. People go there just because it doesn't look like Cancun," said José Augusto Morelli, a former Ibama inspector, who fined Bolsonaro for illegal fishing in 2012.
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