Professor José Ângelo Rizzo Biological Reserve () is a

biological reserve A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...

in the state of

Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian States of Brazil, state located in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District (Brazil), Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Ge ...

, Brazil.

Location

The reserve was created in 1969 in the municipality of

Mossâmedes Mossâmedes is a municipality in western Goiás state, Brazil. Location Mossâmedes is located northwest of the state capital, Goiânia in the Anicuns Microregion. It is connected by paved roads with Itaberaí to the north and Anicuns to the sou ...

, about from

Goiânia Goiânia ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of the Brazilian federative units of Brazil, state of Goiás. With a population of 1,536,097, it is the second-largest city in the Central-West Region, Brazil, Central-West Region and the 10th-larges ...

. It is located in the Serra Dourada. The reserve, which covers , is the responsibility of the

Federal University of Goiás The Federal University of Goiás (, UFG) is a publicly funded university located in the Brazilian state of Goiás, headed in Goiânia and with campuses in the municipalities of Catalão, City of Goiás, and Jataí. Founded on December 14, 1960 ...

(UFG), and is also known as the Reserva Biológica da UFG. It is within the Serra Dourada State Park. The reserve is surrounded by a fence, and accessible by dirt road. It contains laboratories and housing which provide a base for researchers, students and visitors.

Environment

The reserve is of interest for its vegetation, geological formation, wildlife and scenic beauty. The area includes slopes of the Sierra, and is well preserved. It displays

cerrado The Cerrado () is a vast ecoregion of Tropics, tropical savanna in central Brazil, being present in the states of Goiás, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Tocantins, Maranhão, Piauí, Bahia, Minas Gerais, São Paulo (state), São Paulo, Paraná ...

characteristics, including the presence of endemic species. Some areas are devoid of high plants and covered mostly by grass of the

Vellozia ''Vellozia'' is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, established in 1788. The genus is endemic to South America except for one species ''(V. tubiflora),'' whose range extends into Panama. Most of the species are native to Brazil, with a den ...

and

Tibouchina papyrus ''Tibouchina papyrus'' Toledo was described in 1952. ''Tibouchina papyrus'' is a narrow endemic to the ''campos rupestres'' and is mainly found in three localities in the states of Goiás and Tocantins in central Brazil, including the Serra da Na ...

species. The fauna is composed mainly of insects, birds, amphibians, reptiles and small mammals.

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* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Professor Jose Angelo Rizzo Biological Reserve Biological reserves of Brazil Protected areas of Goiás Protected areas established in 1969 1969 establishments in Brazil Federal University of Goiás