It used to be a big gold producer during the colonial times, but today Cavalcante is more known by its natural beauties, rivers and waterfalls.

It is located just north of the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park and is connected by tarmacked road with Teresina de Goiás.

Crossing the low mountains one can reach the springs of hot mineral water that gave the name to a now extinct mining town—Água Quente.

The town also gets some tourism, which enters the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park in Alto Paraíso de Goiás, 100 km to the south.

On a dirt road that borders the national park there are connections with Colinas do Sul and the Serra da Mesa artificial lake.

Today the Kalunga (approximately 4,500 people) occupy a territory that takes in part of the municipalities of Cavalcante, Monte Alegre and Teresina de Goiás.