Indigenous peoples of Brazil

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The Indigenous peoples of Brazil are the diverse original inhabitants of the Brazilian territory, encompassing hundreds of distinct ethnic groups with their own languages, cultures, and histories that long predate European colonization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ethnic group collection
indigenous peoples
colonizer Portuguese Empire
continent South America
country Brazil
culturalContribution Brazilian Portuguese vocabulary
Brazilian cuisine
Brazilian place names
traditional ecological knowledge
culturalPractice fishing
hunting and gathering
oral traditions
ritual dances
shamanism
slash-and-burn agriculture
demographicStatus ethnic minority in Brazil
facedIssue deforestation of the Amazon
epidemic diseases
forced assimilation
illegal mining
land dispossession
violence from settlers
governedBy Brazilian Ministry of Indigenous Peoples
Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas
hasPart Ashaninka people
linked to: Asháninka

Bororo people
Guarani people
linked to: Guarani peoples

Karajá people
Kayapó people
Krahô people
Makuxi people
Munduruku people
Pataxó people
Ribeirinho communities
Terena people
Ticuna people
linked to: Tikuna people

Tupinambá people
linked to: Tupi peoples

Waiãpi people
linked to: Wayampí people

Wajãpi people
Xavante people
linked to: Bororo people

Xingu peoples
Yanomami people
linked to: Yanomami

uncontacted tribes of Brazil
historicalEvent European colonization of Brazil
historicalPeriod pre-Columbian era
languageFamily Arawakan languages
Cariban languages
linked to: Carib languages

Macro-Jê languages
Nadahup languages
Panoan languages
Ticuna-Yuri languages
Tupian languages
Yanomaman languages
languageStatus many endangered languages
several extinct languages
legalRight collective land rights
cultural autonomy
use of native languages
mainReligion Protestantism
Roman Catholicism
traditional indigenous religions
movement indigenous rights movement in Brazil
partOf Indigenous peoples of the Americas
Native South Americans
populationTrend decline after European contact
partial recovery in late 20th century
protectedBy demarcated indigenous territories
recognizedBy Constitution of Brazil
region Amazon rainforest
Atlantic Forest
Caatinga
Cerrado
Pantanal
coastal Brazil
threatenedBy agribusiness expansion
illegal logging
infrastructure projects

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Southern Brazil hasEthnicGroup Indigenous peoples of Brazil
subject linked to: southern Brazil
Bahia hasEthnicHeritage Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Rio Grande do Sul hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Santa Catarina hasEthnicHeritage Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Tupiniquim partOf Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Austro-Brazilian expedition (1817–1820) mainSubject indigenous peoples of Brazil
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Savages isAbout indigenous peoples of Brazil
subject linked to: Savages (play)
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Tupi peoples partOf Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Arara people partOf Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Northeast Region hasCulturalInfluenceFrom Indigenous peoples of Brazil
The Discovery of Brazil depicts Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Tenetehara (Guajajara) partOf Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Tapeba partOf Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Kawahib usedBy indigenous peoples of the Brazilian Amazon
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Xingu Arawak languages spokenBy Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Tiriyó recognizedAs Indigenous people of Brazil
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Taurepang partOf Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Apurinã partOf Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Xié River inhabitedBy Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Wayana people recognizedAs Indigenous people of Brazil
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Haliti people partOf Indigenous peoples of the Brazilian Amazon
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Haliti people partOf Indigenous peoples of the Cerrado
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Warekena people partOf Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Albert Eckhout depicts indigenous peoples of Brazil
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Patamona people partOf Indigenous peoples of Brazil
History of Brazil involves indigenous peoples of Brazil
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Tambor de Mina hasCulturalOrigin Indigenous peoples of Brazil
Terecô hasCulturalOrigin Indigenous peoples of Maranhão
linked to: Indigenous peoples of Brazil