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The islands are situated in proximity to the discharge in the sea of sewage from almost all the South Zone of Rio de
Janeiro, through the Ipanema canal, an important work of sanitary engineering built in the 1970s in accordance with the Protocol of Annapolis. CONAMA proposed making the Ilhas Cagarras
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domain, to preserve the scenic beauty, and to maintain a refuge and nesting area for migratory shorebirds. The monument consisted of the
Cagarras, Palmas and Comprida islands and the Filhote da Cagarra islet, as well as the water for 10 metres (33 ft) around the land. Any activity that could
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There is no consensus among authors about the origin of the name of this archipelago. The most commonly accepted version says that the toponymy would be due to the large amount of excrement (in
Portuguese, "cagádas" ) of seabirds that live, nest and feed on these islands. After feeding mainly on
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The first three are the largest. Ilha
Cagarra, the island group's namesake, is the tallest (79m/259 ft.) and most visible from land. Although the islands Ilha Redonda and Ilha Redondinha are located nearby, they are not part of the Cagarras archipelago.
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Another possibility for its name, is that
Portuguese sailors wrongly identified the frigatebirds (fragatas in Portuguese) that nest on these islands, with the Scopoli's shearwater (cagarras in Portuguese) seabirds that live in the archipelagos of
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In 1730, its main island, appears on a nautical chart with a
Frenchified name "Island Cagade." In another letter, dated 1767, the same appears with the island carrying its name in Portuguese: "Crappy Island." "Ilha Cagáda"
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damage the ecosystem or disturb the aquatic fauna and sea birds was prohibited. The consultative council was created on 14 December 2010. The natural monument is part of the
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fish, these birds excrete their feces, rich in calcium, on the rocky slopes of the islands, staining them white. This hue is clearly visible from the shore of
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on 14 September 1989, but nothing was done at the time. Creation of the natural monument was due to the initiative of Mr
Fernando Gabeira of the Green Party.
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signed a decree creating the
Cagarras Islands Natural Monument. The purpose was to preserve the remnants of the island ecosystem in the
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