itage ▁site . ▁ ▁Given ▁its ▁strong ▁b iod iversity , ▁Fa ia ▁Bra va ▁reserve ▁is ▁identified ▁as ▁I BA ▁( B ird life ’ s ▁International ▁Import ant ▁Bird ▁Area ), ▁and ▁is ▁also ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁N atura ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁areas ▁( network ▁of ▁nature ▁protection ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Union ). ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁Fa ia ▁Bra va ▁is ▁in ▁northern ▁Portugal . ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁the ▁municipal ities ▁of ▁Fig ue ira ▁de ▁Cast elo ▁Rod r igo ▁and ▁Pin hel , ▁Guard a ▁district . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁ 4 0   km ▁north ▁of ▁Guard a ▁and ▁ 1 7   km ▁to ▁the ▁sout heast ▁of ▁V ila ▁Nova ▁de ▁F oz ▁C ô a . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Before ▁becoming ▁a ▁natural ▁reserve , ▁Fa ia ▁Bra va ▁was ▁far ml and . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁reserve ▁was ▁established ▁by ▁AT N ▁Association ▁( Ass ocia ção ▁Trans um ân cia ▁e ▁Nature za ▁), ▁and ▁is , ▁since ▁then , ▁owned ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁this ▁association . ▁ ▁Natural ▁components ▁▁ ▁Fa ia ▁Bra va ▁reserve ▁is ▁character ized ▁by ▁strong ▁b iod iversity ▁and ▁pictures que ▁land sc apes , ▁formed ▁by ▁ste ep ▁can y ons , ▁for ests ▁and ▁pla ins . ▁ ▁Flora ▁ ▁Fa ia ▁bra va ▁en comp ass es ▁over ▁ 1 8 0 ▁species ▁of ▁plants , ▁including ▁c ork ▁o ak