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The Xingu are an indigenous people of Brazil living near the Xingu River. They have many cultural similarities despite their different ethnicity. Xingu people represent fifteen tribes and all four of Brazil's indigenous language groups, but they share similar belief systems, rituals and ceremonies.
Taking into account the peoples who live there, one can divide the Indigenous Park of the Xingu in three parts: one to the north (known as the Lower Xingu), one in the central region (the so-called Middle Xingu) and another to the south (the Upper Xingu).
Jun 5, 2013 · The 280 000 km² of indigenous lands and protected areas (ILPAs) of the Xingu River basin form a continuous forest corridor larger than the UK, inhabited by 25 indigenous peoples and about 215 riverine (ribeirinho) families.
- Stephan Schwartzman, André Villas Boas, Katia Yukari Ono, Marisa Gesteira Fonseca, Juan Doblas, Barb...
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Oct 4, 2024 · The Xingu Indigenous people are a collection of 16 distinct tribes who reside in the Xingu National Park in Brazil. This park, established in 1961, protects a vast swath of rainforest and is home to a rich diversity of flora and fauna.
The Xingu is also home to over 25,000 indigenous peoples from 18 ethnic groups, including the Juruna, Xikrín, Arara, Xipaia, Kuruaya, Parakanã, Araweté, and Kayapó. The Big Bend of the Xingu – a 100km stretch of the river that would be severely impacted by the Belo Monte dam – is considered to be the cradle of Xingu’s indigenous ...
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Jul 16, 2007 · Some 25,000 indigenous people from 18 distinct ethnic groups live along the Xingu. In 1989, an international mobilization led by the Kayapó Indians stopped state-owned electric company Eletronorte´s plans to construct a six-dam complex on the Xingu and its tributary, the Iriri.
