Parts of the Rio Negro Sustainable Development Reserve lie in the municipalities of Manacapuru (3.78%), Iranduba (80.12%) and Novo Airão (16.1%), all in the state of Amazonas to the west of the city of Manaus.

At time of creation the reserve was thought to have great potential for tourism, with its lakes, beaches, creeks, flooded forests and endemic fauna.

[6] The Instituto Nacional de Colonização e Reforma Agrária (National Institute for Colonization and Agrarian Reform) recognised the reserve on 15 December 2009 as meeting the needs of 462 families of small rural farmers, who would qualify for PRONAF credits.

[1] In November 2012 it was announced that the Fundação Amazonas Sustentável (FAS) and Coca-Cola Brasil would provide about R$23 million for community programs in the reserve to support income generation and forest conservation.

Coca-Cola has made large donations in the past, used for the Bolsa Floresta program where communities are paid for environmental services.