Indigenous peoples of Brazil
E651376
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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indigenous peoples of Brazil canonical | 6 |
| indigenous peoples of Brazil | 1 |
Statements (77)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ethnic group collection
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indigenous peoples ⓘ |
| colonizer | Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| culturalContribution |
Brazilian Portuguese vocabulary
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Brazilian cuisine ⓘ Brazilian place names ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
fishing
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hunting and gathering ⓘ oral traditions ⓘ ritual dances ⓘ shamanism ⓘ slash-and-burn agriculture ⓘ |
| demographicStatus | ethnic minority in Brazil ⓘ |
| facedIssue |
deforestation of the Amazon
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epidemic diseases ⓘ forced assimilation ⓘ illegal mining ⓘ land dispossession ⓘ violence from settlers ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Brazilian Ministry of Indigenous Peoples
NERFINISHED
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Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ashaninka people
NERFINISHED
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Bororo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Guarani people NERFINISHED ⓘ Karajá people NERFINISHED ⓘ Kayapó people NERFINISHED ⓘ Krahô people NERFINISHED ⓘ Makuxi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Munduruku people NERFINISHED ⓘ Pataxó people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ribeirinho communities NERFINISHED ⓘ Terena people NERFINISHED ⓘ Ticuna people NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupinambá people NERFINISHED ⓘ Waiãpi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wajãpi people NERFINISHED ⓘ Xavante people NERFINISHED ⓘ Xingu peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanomami people NERFINISHED ⓘ uncontacted tribes of Brazil ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | European colonization of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | pre-Columbian era ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Arawakan languages
NERFINISHED
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Cariban languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Macro-Jê languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Nadahup languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Panoan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Ticuna-Yuri languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Tupian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Yanomaman languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus |
many endangered languages
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several extinct languages ⓘ |
| legalRight |
collective land rights
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cultural autonomy ⓘ use of native languages ⓘ |
| mainReligion |
Protestantism
NERFINISHED
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Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ traditional indigenous religions ⓘ |
| movement | indigenous rights movement in Brazil ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
NERFINISHED
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Native South Americans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend |
decline after European contact
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partial recovery in late 20th century ⓘ |
| protectedBy | demarcated indigenous territories ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Constitution of Brazil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Amazon rainforest
NERFINISHED
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Atlantic Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ Caatinga NERFINISHED ⓘ Cerrado NERFINISHED ⓘ Pantanal NERFINISHED ⓘ coastal Brazil ⓘ |
| threatenedBy |
agribusiness expansion
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illegal logging ⓘ infrastructure projects ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Southern Brazil
São Paulo dos Campos de Piratininga Jesuit college
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targetPopulation
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Indigenous peoples of Brazil
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this entity surface form:
indigenous peoples of Brazil