The objective of this work was to evaluate the effects of biosolid application on the characteristics of a degraded sandy soil and on Brazilian tropical tree species growth and mineral nutrition. The species used belong to different ecological groups namely pioneer, secondary and climax trees. After one year, treatments with biosolid promoted higher soil OM, CEC, P, Fe, Cu, Mn and Zn content. Species with fast growth (pioneer) were more effective on response to biosolid application in relation to secondary and climax species (with slower growth) and presented higher foliar concentration of N, K, Ca, Mg and Mn. Preliminary results showed that biosolid is an excellent residue to recover degraded soils and on revegetation with tropical tree species.