[2] The park has three support stations on the Guaporé river and another in the town of Pimenteiras do Oeste.

There is a range of vegetation types including alluvial forest with emergent canopy, pioneer alluvial formations, savanna parkland, open and dense savanna and open lowland rainforest.

[5] Although no comprehensive survey has been made of the fauna, during preparation of the management plan 57 species of mammals were identified, 173 of birds and 20 of reptiles.

[6] The Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária (INCRA – National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform) issued land purchase and sale contracts in 1991–92 which forced reducation of the park area by 152,215 hectares (376,130 acres), removing protection from the headwaters of the rivers that drain into the park.

[3] Law 690 of 27 December 1996 adjusted the boundaries of the park, reducing it to 424,339 hectares (1,048,560 acres).