This is one of the biggest RPPNs in the Brazilian Savannah and it is the biggest in Goiás. It has 7,500 hectares. It was created with the objective to develop preservation, conservation, and the maintainable usage of the area, according to the guidelines of Alto Paraíso Ecological Association. This private reserve also accomplishes a private proposal of conservation around PNCV – Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Veadeiros (Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park), starting the implementation of green corridors and the consolidation of Reserva da Biosfera Goiás e Bioma Cerrado (Goiás Biosphere Reserve and Savannah Biome).

The Region
The altitude savannah is the main kind of landscape In Chapada dos Veadeiros. This is a rare kind of aspect and it is part of only 1% of the Brazilian Savannah.
This area is characterized by a great number of endemic species and significant biodiversity adapted to climates of altitude and to very poor soil.
This region represents such great importance to the conservation of the Brazilian Savannah that Unesco recognized PNCV as a Natural Site of Worldwide Patrimony in 2002.

NATURAL PATRIMONY

	Serra do Cristal – it is a geological formation of great importance in the territory of RPPN. Serra do Cristal has deep veins of crystal quartz. It was one of the largest crystal mines during the 40s and the 50s. This area is still being invaded by illegal miners.
	Springs – The Savannah is considered the birthplace of waters. Campo Alegre has 164 permanent and intermittent springs that form four important streams of Couros River Basin. (Click on the map).
	Biodiversity – There are some rare and endangered species living in the reserve, such as: the Brazilian merganser (Mergus octosetaceus), the king vulture (Sarcoramphus papa), the jaguar (Panthera onca), the maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus) and the bush dog (Speothos venaticus), as well as some rare species of vegetation such as the ground orchid (Phragmipedium vitatum) and Pau-Brasil or Muirapiranga (Brosimum moraceae).