[1] The forest is about 84 kilometres (52 mi) north of Manaus, east of highway BR-174 and south of AM-240.

Features include extensive areas of buriti palms in the Urubu River floodplain, rapids and waterfalls of great scenic beauty.

[2] Vegetation is mostly intact primary terra firma rainforest, with trees up to 37 metres (121 ft) tall.

The rich fauna includes rare species such as harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja), grey-winged trumpeter (Psophia crepitans), Guyanan red howler (Alouatta macconnelli) and red-handed tamarin (Saguinus midas).

The forest has a detailed plan for a special economic zone with potential activities including large-scale timber extraction by private companies or local communities, extraction of non-timber products, with the possibility of a community management model, ecotourism, scientific research and conservation.