Boracéia Biological Station

The Boracéia Biological Station (Portuguese: Estação Biológica de Boracéia) is field research center of the Museum of Zoology of the University of São Paulo in Salesópolis in the state of São Paulo.

Its mission is to carry out biological research in zoology and botany on the Atlantic Forest (Mata Atlântica) of the São Paulo region.

The biological station covers 96 hectares (240 acres) within the municipality of Salesópolis and is located 110 kilometres (68 mi) from the city of São Paulo.

The center traces its history to 1938 with the establishment of the Quina Experimental Station of the Agronomical Institute of Campinas.

The water reserve serves as a source of the River Claro aqueduct, and includes 16,450 hectares (40,600 acres) of Atlantic Forest.