[1] It is on the island of Marajó to the northwest of Belém in the delta region where the Amazon and Tocantins rivers empty into the Atlantic Ocean.

[4] The reserve was one of several created by president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the same time, influenced by the National Council of Extractive Populations (CNS).

[6] The non-profit Residents Association of the Mapuá Extractive Reserve (AMOREMA) was created on 5 November 2005, based in the Bom Jesus community.

[5] INCRA recognised the reserve on 20 December 2007 as an area to support 400 families of small rural producers.

[1] The families in the reserve traditionally live by subsistence agriculture, gathering forest products, hunting and artisanal fishing.