[1] It is in the Serra dos Órgãos between the Petrópolis Environmental Protection Area and the Tinguá Biological Reserve.

[2] There is good infrastructure for visitors, including trails that lead past the Taquara River and the Cachoeira das Dores (Waterfall of Sorrows).

The golden lion tamarin was sighted by experts in 2006, several years after it had been declared extinct in the region.

[2] The park supports the Guarda Florestal Mirim program, which gives environmental education to children.

[1] The park was included in the Central Rio de Janeiro Atlantic Forest Mosaic, created in December 2006.