in total, inea is responsible for 18 conservation units of full protection (parks, biological reserves and ecological stations), and 13 units with sustainable use (protected areas).

located in brasilia, the capital of brazil, another institution that can be of assistance when requesting authorization to visit biological reserves is the institudo chico mendes de conservação da biodiversidade, which can be contacted via this on-line form.   

the first step in obtaining authorizations for scientific research or academic projects is contacting the the instituto chico mendes de conservação da biodiversidade - icmbio on this page, where a process of approval can be initiated after appropriate registration.