Having gone full circle from the area being selected by Pedro I for its natural beauty and landscape, to now containing an important part of the Brazilian ecological system, Reserva Ecological Alcobaça has curbed the deforestation, the occasional fires and rampant dumping that would otherwise have destroyed the area.

it is a vital space to experience the mata atlântica as the indigenous peoples may have once seen it hundreds of years ago, and it has significantly improved the quality of life for the populace.