The reserve, which has an area of 8,716 hectares (21,540 acres), was created on 20 March 2006.

[1] It is located in the municipalities of Tuneiras do Oeste and Cianorte of Paraná.

[2] It is managed by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation.

An isolated fragment of forest, it is the only wildlife refuge in the region with great diversity of species.

It is located in the basin of the Ivaí River, which is extremely degraded, with fragile and vulnerable soil.