1542- Alvar Nuñez Cabeça de Vaca was one of the first Europeans to admire the majestic Iguaçú Falls.
1876- André Rebouças (an engineer) issues a proposal, which he sent to the Imperor, for the creation of the Guaira National Park.
1916 - The Father of Aviation, Santos Dumont, visits the area and is very impressed. He later influences the government of Paraná for the creation of a park and the area, which was then private property, is expropriated.
1930 - The expropriated area is expanded in 1916 in order to enable the creation of the Iguaçú National Park.
1939 - President Getulio Vargas officially creates the Iguaçú National Park.
1971 and 1972 - The survey activities for the expropriation of the areas to be indemnified are completed.
1978 - The last settler leaves the expropriated areas.
1980 - The rural areas inside the PNI are declared to be public assets by Decree nr. 84.653 and are expropriated in accordance with the legislation.
1981 - The Management Plan for the Iguaçú National Park is put in practice (main regulation instrument) .
1982 - The Public Use Plan is put in practice.
1986 - The Unesco (The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture) lists the Iguaçú National Park as Natural Heritage of Humanity.
1994 - The Emergency Plan in put in practice.
1997 - Reviewing of the Management Plan is started in order to evaluate the procedures implemented in 1981.
1999 - The work for remodeling the INP is started and the reviewing of the Park's Management Plan is completed.
2001 - Beginning of operations of the Park's new visitation structure.
Source: Cataratas do Iguaçu
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