[4] The Sossego Forest Biological Station was created by ordinance 20-N DOU 34 of 18 February 1998, the property of the Fundação Biodiversitas (Biodiversity Foundation).

[2] The management plan was approved by the Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (ICMBio) on 7 January 2015.

[1] The main purpose is to help preserve the critically endangered northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus), the largest primate in the Americas.

[4] Other endangered species include the cougar (Puma concolor) and black-fronted titi (Callicebus nigrifrons).

[6] The station is a center for scientific studies in the area, and may become part of an ecological corridor with the Feliciano Miguel Abdala Private Natural Heritage Reserve in Caratinga.