[2] The lagoa is a river that floods an immense green area on rainy days.

The lagoon has abundant fish, and is the largest breeding place for marine life in Guaratuba Bay.

[7] Other animals are broad-snouted caiman, lowland paca and common agouti, as well as birds such as herons, ducks and neotropic cormorants.

The marsh antwren is rare and considered endangered, a small creeping species identified only recently.

[8] In 2013 ICMBio, IBAMA, IAP and the Environmental Police investigated reports of illegal hunting, fishing and harvesting of palmito-juçara in the park.