07/10/2015
The main indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin
The types of ethnic groups in the Amazon region in the states of: Acre, Amazonas, Amapá, Roraima, Rondonia, Mato Grosso and Pará.
Acre: The tribes of Acre inhabitants are mainly from logs Pano and Arawak. Cloth belong to the Kaxinawás, Yawanawás, Poyanawás, Jaminawás, Nukuinis, Araras and Kaxararis. The trunk Arawak belong Kulinas and Kampas. They are also inhabitants in the present area of Acre the Katukinas, the Machineris and some isolated groups without contact. The Indians live from hunting, fishing, agriculture and extraction. They plant cassava, corn, cotton, to***co and many fruits. In communities there are healers called "shamans" who transmit their knowledge of ritual and medicinal plants orally to their successors. Rituals of some indigenous peoples in the Acre area are accompanied with the intake of "Ayahuasca" or "Yagé", a hallucinogenic drink made from certain vines and leaves.
Amazonas: The main tribes people of the Amazon are Apurinã (Speak the Apurinã language, the Arawak linguistic branch, and living along the Purus and its tributaries), Arapaço (They live in the middle Uaupés, below lauareté, and the Rio Negro and São Gabriel da Cachoeira), Banawa (also known as Banawá-Yafi, occupy the region of the Purus River), Baniwa (live on the border of Brazil with Colombia and Venezuela, on the banks of Içana river and its tributaries the Cuiari, Aiari and Cubate, and communities in the Upper Rio Negro / Guainía (name of Rio Negro outside of Brazil, above the mouth of the Casiquiare river) and in the urban centers of Santa Isabel, São Gabriel da Cachoeira and Barcelos), Bara (Speak the toucan language and are also called waípinõmakã mainly inhabit the headwaters of Tiquié river, above the Trinidad village (Colombia);. the high Colorado and Lobo (Pira-Paraná tributaries)), barasana (These people live in streams Tatu, Komeya, Wolf and Colorado, Pira-Paraná tributary, and Pira-Paraná itself, in Colombian territory, where most of its individuals) Bare (inhabit the channel of the Rio Negro, from the Casiquiari to his high school is located, and also the lower river XIE), DENI (inhabit the region of the Juruá and Purus rivers, speak Arawá), desana (They live in the upper Rio Negro region on the shores of tic River and its tributaries), JIAHUI (They live in the region of the middle reaches of the river Madeira in the southern state of Amazonas), HI-Merima (Virtually unknown, inhabiting the middle Rio Piranha region between the Juruá and the Purus, Amazonas), Apurinã (Speak the Apurinã language, the Arawak linguistic trunk, and inhabit the along the Purus River and its tributaries), Arapaço (They live in the middle Uaupés, below lauareté, and the Rio Negro and in São Gabriel da Cachoeira), Banawa (also known as Banawá-Yafi, occupy the region of the Purus River), Baniwa (live on the border of Brazil with Colombia and Venezuela, on the banks of Içana river and its tributaries the Cuiari, Aiari and Cubate, and communities in the Upper Rio Negro / Guainía (name of Rio Negro outside of Brazil, above the mouth of the river Casiquiare ) and in the urban centers of Santa Isabel, São Gabriel da Cachoeira and Barcelos), Bara (They speak the language and toucan are also called waípinõmakã. Mainly inhabit the headwaters of Tiquié river above the town of Trinidad (Colombia); the high Colorado and Lobo (Pira-Paraná tributaries)), ARASANA (These people live in streams Tatu, Komeya, Wolf and Colorado, Pira-Paraná tributary, and in the very Pira-Paraná, in Colombian territory, where lies Most of his subjects), Bare (inhabit the channel of the Rio Negro, from the Casiquiari to his high school, and even the lower Rio Xie) DENI (inhabit the region of the Juruá and Purus rivers, speak Arawá), desana (Live in the upper Rio Negro region on the shores of tic River and its tributaries), KATUENA (They live in the lower Amazon region), KATUKIANA (In the Amazon, living in the region of Jutaí-Jurua-Solimões triangle), KATURINA (They live in the region Jutaí-Jurua-Solimões triangle), KATURINA CLOTH (They live in the region of the Juruá and Purus rivers, close to the state of Acre), Kaxarari (In the Amazon, inhabiting the region of the Upper Madeira, near Rondonia, and can be found in both states), Kaxinawá (Living in Peru and Brazil, in the valleys of the Purus and Juruá, on the outskirts of Acre Estadps and Amazonas) and JIAHUI (They live in the region of the middle reaches of the Madeira River, in the south of Amazonas State) .
Amapá: The tribes people of Amapá are: Galibi Marworno, Galibi OF OIAPOQUE, Karipuna, Palikur, Waiãpi and Wayana-Apalai.
In Roraima: Makushi: The Macuxi originate from the Orinoco basin. Migrating in small waves - caused by intertribal wars, after the confrontation with the espanhóis-, reached the Rio Branco, Waimiri-Atroari: Are people in the South of the State of Roraima and northern Amazonas, a demarcated area with surface 2585911 distributed in 14 villages. In the first contacts with non-Indians in the current towns of Moura and Airão, they were known as Crichaná, Ingaricó: The Ingarikó name is Makuxi origin, meaning "People of the thick forest," because they live isolated in the region of "kill mountain "maintaining relations more regularly with their equivalents, in greater numbers, live in Guyana, across the border, Macuxi: The Macuxi originate from the Orinoco basin. Migrating in small waves - caused by intertribal wars, after the confrontation with the espanhóis- reached the White River; Maiongong: In Venezuela they are known as Maquiritare and Yekuana. Inhabit the Serra do Parima and its territory extends to the Orinoco River in Venezuela, a place of difficult access be cut by mountains and rivers rapids; Taurepáng: In Brazil, they are called Taurepang, and Venezuela, Pemon. Previously, they called themselves Arecuna, Yanomami: They are located in the states of Amazonas, in the municipalities of Santa Isabel and Rio Negro, and Roraima, in the municipalities of Alto Alegre, Mucajaí, Iracema, Amajari and Caracaraí, WAI-WAI: They live on the border Brazil and the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, South of the state of Roraima, just north of the city of Caroebe in addition to the original dialect speak English and Portuguese and Wapixana: In the past, with the arrival of Karibs, and especially the Macushi, had to bravely defend their territory, however, after several wars with the Macushi, were beaten, pushed into other areas of the region and the subject had to take various cultural traits of the Macushi.
In Rondônia: Hawk, ARARA, Surui, Zoro, Sabanê, PUROBORÁ, KARIATINA, Aikanã, Karipuna, Amondawa, tortoise, Kanoê, WARI, WIDE STRAP, Kampe and Tupari.
In Mato Grosso: currently reside in the state of Mato Grosso more than 28 thousand Indians of 38 different ethnic groups. There are indications 9 other people have not contacted and not officially identified: Apiaká, Arara, Aweti, Bakairi, Bororo, Chiquitano, Cinta-Larga, Eawenê-Nawê, Guató, Ikpeng, Irantxe, Kayapó (Mebengokre), Kalapato, Kamayurá, Karajá , Kayabi, Kuikuro, Matipu, Mehinaku, Myky, Munduruku, Nahukwá, Nambikwara, Panará, Paresi, Rikbaktsa, Suyá, Surui, Tapayuna, Tapirapé, Terena, Trumai, Umutina, Waura, Xavante, Yudjá (Juruna), Yawalapiti and Zoró.
And in Pará: The Tupinambá
Before the arrival of the Portuguese in Para State, lived in our region many indigenous groups. For the area of the current territory Amazon, the Indians were grouped into three main trunks: Tupi-Guarani, Arawak and Carib.
Among the Tupi-Guarani Indians in the region, the best known are the Tupinambá
Marajoara: The first populations that inhabited the Island of Marajó lived simply, with social organization based on domestic and family work. They are engaging in hunting, fishing, gathering forest products and horticulture. Ceramics, fabrics and other objects were produced for the family and for any exchanges with other groups.
Tapajós: The main indigenous group inhabiting the Tapajos region of Para State, was called Tapajó, inhabiting the region since at least the tenth century until the seventeenth. Their main village was located at the mouth of the Tapajós River, current location of the village neighborhood in the city of Santarém.
