Rondônia AMAZÔNIA The territory of the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau indigenous people, self-named Jupaú, is located in the Brazilian Amazon and for decades has faced threats and violence caused by invaders within its boundaries. Located in the state of Rondônia, it covers the municipalities of Alvorada D’Oeste, Cacaulândia, Campo Novo de Rondônia, Costa Marques, Governador Jorge Teixeira, Guajará-Mirim,…
Minas Gerais CERRADO From August to October 2021, in the municipality of Bonito, northern Minas Gerais state, a large fire raged through the Cochá Gibão State Environmental Preservation Area (APA), victimizing communities known as veredeiras, particularly the communities of Japão and Veredinha. These centuries-old communities have occupied the region for generations, preserving its veredas and…
Mato grosso Cerrado But we don’t live to make money. So the Xavante people need to preserve the Cerrado, right?Tserebdzaiwe Morodzawe[1] The people Xavante call themselves in their mother tongue A’uwe, meaning people, or A’uwe Uptabi, meaning real people. They live nowadays in the region of the Serra do Roncador, in eastern Mato Grosso state,…
