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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

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