[2] The mosaic contains the Guariba and Sucunduri State Parks; Bararati and Aripuanã sustainable development reserves; Guariba Extractive Reserve; and Sucunduri, Aripuanã, Apuí and Manicoré state forests.

[3] The mosaic, together with the Juruena and Campos Amazônicos national parks, forms a contiguous block of 9,000,000 hectares (22,000,000 acres) of protected areas known as the Southern Amazon Ecological Corridor, which covers parts of southern Amazonas, northern Mato Grosso and southwestern Pará.

These are areas with strong deforestation pressure due to expansion of the agricultural frontier into the Brazilian Amazon.

[2] The Apuí Mosaic was created by decree 55 of 12 March 2010 under the responsibility of CEUC in the border region between the states of Amazonas, Mato Grosso and Pará.

The Monte Cristo rapids and the Falls (Saltos do Rio Sucunduri) are well-known attractions.