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The Pirahã (pronounced [piɾaˈhɐ̃]) [a] are an indigenous people of the Amazon Rainforest in Brazil. They are the sole surviving subgroup of the Mura people, and are hunter-gatherers. They live mainly on the banks of the Maici River in Humaitá and Manicoré in the state of Amazonas. As of 2018, they number 800 individuals. [2]
Human rights organizations, including Survival International, have argued that there is a need to raise awareness of the existence of uncontacted tribes, for example, to prevent the development of infrastructure near their lands. On the other hand, remaining vague about the exact location and size of the tribe may help to avoid encouraging contact.
The Amazon rainforest, [a] ... population in the Amazon rainforest, ... human inhabitants first settled in the Amazon region at least 11,200 years ago. ...
Total population; approx. 35,339 [1] [2] ... yanõmami thëpë, signifies "human ... the government has announced it will open up large parts of the Amazon rainforest ...
The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River and its tributaries. The Amazon drainage basin covers an area of about 7,000,000 km 2 (2,700,000 sq mi), [1] or about 35.5 percent of the South American continent.
Manaus is located in the center of the Amazon rainforest, and home to the National Institute of Amazonian Research, being the most important center for scientific studies in the Amazon region and for international sustainability issues. [5] It was known at the beginning of the century as Heart of the Amazon and City of the Forest. [6]
Total population; 2,721 (2006) [1] ... living in seven villages in the Amazon rainforest in the state of Rondônia. [2] ... Anything that acts human, i.e., performs ...
The Piripkura tribe is one of the last remaining isolated Indigenous groups in the Amazon rainforest, with only three known survivors.Once comprising a village of over 100 individuals with similar technological practices as neighboring tribes, the tribe experienced a drastic decline in population for unclear reasons.