Ibirapuitã Environmental Protection Area

Ibirapuitã Environmental Protection Area (Portuguese: Área de Proteção Ambiental do Ibirapuitã) is a protected area in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It is in the Uruguayan savanna ecoregion.

For the State-administered biological reserve, see Ibirapuitã Biological Reserve.
Ibirapuitã Environmental Protection Area
Área de Proteção Ambiental do Ibirapuitã
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Location in Brazil
Nearest cityAlegrete, Rio Grande do Sul
Coordinates30.356°S 55.659°W / -30.356; -55.659
Area316,790 hectares (782,800 acres)
DesignationEnvironmental Protection Area
Created20 May 1992
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