It is located 270 km south from São Paulo. Intervales State Park comprises part of Serra de Paranapiacaba and is one of the most important remaining forest areas of the state of São Paulo. It covers an area of 41.000 hectares. This park is one of the best Atlantic Rainforest birding areas in the country.

The very rich avifauna includes birds such as Solitary Tinamou, Black-fronted Piping-Guan, Spot-winged Wood-Quail, Rufous-thighed Kite, Mantled Hawk, Red-breasted Toucan, Blue-bellied Parrot, Long-trained Nightjar, Black-breasted Plovercrest, Scale-throated Hermit, Rusty-breasted Nunlet, Ochre-collared Piculet, Helmeted Woodpecker, White-eyed Foliage-Gleaner, Giant, Large-tailed Antshrike and White-bearded Antshrike, Squamate and Ochre-rumped Antbird, Spotted Bamboowren, Variegated Antpitta, Atlantic Royal Flycatcher, Grey-hooded Attila, Hangnest Tody-Tyrant, Bare-throated Bellbird, Hooded Berryeater, Swallow-tailed Cotinga, Pin-tailed Manakin, Wing-barred Piprites, Black-legged Dacnis, Olive-green, Brassy-breasted and Brown Tanager and many other species.