Vila Velha State Park.

Vila Velha State Park is famous by its natural sandstone sculptures.
These monuments are made of sandstone, a type of sedimentary rock formed by granite’s disintegration caused by rain and wind. Granite grains form sand, sand layers from above pressure the ones below, the latter are compacted and hardened, forming sandstone. Rain and wind gave form to rocks.
Vila Velha’s sandstone was formed 300 millions of years ago in Carboniferous period of Paleozoic era, this period was featured by emergence of first reptiles and big primitive trees. In that time, this region was covered by ice and close to South Pole.
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