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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas NERFINISHED
hasPart Ashaninka people NERFINISHED
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
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
several extinct languages
legalRight collective land rights
cultural autonomy
use of native languages
mainReligion Protestantism NERFINISHED
Roman Catholicism NERFINISHED
traditional indigenous religions
movement indigenous rights movement in Brazil
partOf Indigenous peoples of the Americas NERFINISHED
Native South Americans NERFINISHED
populationTrend decline after European contact
partial recovery in late 20th century
protectedBy demarcated indigenous territories
recognizedBy Constitution of Brazil NERFINISHED
region Amazon rainforest NERFINISHED
Atlantic Forest NERFINISHED
Caatinga NERFINISHED
Cerrado NERFINISHED
Pantanal NERFINISHED
coastal Brazil
threatenedBy agribusiness expansion
illegal logging
infrastructure projects

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southern Brazil hasEthnicGroup Indigenous peoples of Brazil
subject surface form: 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
this entity surface form: indigenous peoples of Brazil