[1] The reserve is in the Martinho Prado Junior district of the municipality of Mogi Guaçu.

It holds a research centre that investigates ecology, taxonomy, population genetics, physiology, biochemistry and other subjects.

[2] The terrain is relatively flat, lying at 600 metres (2,000 ft) above sea level.

It includes endangered species such as Aristolochia labiata, Eriotheca pubescens and the palms Acanthococos emensis and Euterpe edulis.

Fauna include cougar (Puma concolor), giant anteater (Mymercophaga tridactyla), maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), black-collared hawk (Busarellus nigricollis) and red-winged tinamou (Rhynchotus rufescens).