[2] About 40% of the APA is covered by dense and mixed rainforest in various stages of succession.

[3] The Planalto do Turvo Environmental Protection Area was created by state law 12.810 of 21 February 2008.

[4] There are 374 families resident in the APA, mostly migrants from other regions but some long-established.

The soil is relatively infertile, and the main economic activity is raising cattle for beef and milk.

There is some infrastructure along highway BR-116 such as small businesses, a school and a health center.