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,…
Pará AMAZÔNIA The recent occupation and colonization of the Amazon region has been extremely violent for the populations who already live in its territories, under the mismanagement and ineptitude of public authorities who are incapable of handling conflicts, many of which were caused by the collusion of the State itself. In this essay, we systematize…
Cerrado-Amazônia TOCANTINS The Krahô-Kanela people are made up of about 160 indigenous persons whose territory has not yet been fully recognized[1]. Part of the group lives in the Lankraré and Catàmjê village, located between the Formoso and Javaés rivers, in the municipality of Lagoa da Confusão, Tocantins state. In addition to living in a limited…
Amazônia RONDÔNIA The Karipuna of Rondônia state[1], who call themselves the Ahé – meaning “real people” – had their Indigenous Land (IL) officially approved by the federal government in 1998, covering 153,000 hectares in the municipalities of Porto Velho and Nova Mamoré. It is one of 26 ILs in the state of Rondônia. More than…
Amazônia-Cerrado MARANHÃO The Boa Esperança (Good Hope) territory is located in the municipality of Formosa da Serra Negra, Maranhão state[1], 481 km from the capital São Luís. It lies in a transition area between the Cerrado and the Legal Amazon, in the southern part of the state, between the municipalities of Alto Mearim and Grajaú.…
Maranhão State AMAZON REGION The Araribóia Indigenous Land encompasses the municipalities of Arame, Buriticupu, Amarante do Maranhão, Bom Jesus das Selvas, and Santa Luzia, located in southern Maranhão state, in the transition area between the Cerrado and the Amazon regions. Totaling 413,288.0472 hectares, the territory was demarcated in 1982 and formally registered in 1990[1]. It…
Maranhão State CERRADO AND AMAZON REGIONS The Jaqueira territory is located in the Cocais region, in the municipality of Timbiras, Maranhão state, and it embraces the communities of Santa Maria, Jaqueira, Arrendamento, Cavalo Morto, Pastorinha, Mororó, and São Tomé. Covering more than 4,300 hectares, the territory is located between the Cerrado and Amazon regions and…
Amazonas State AMAZON REGION In recent years there has been a steep increase in the number and frequency of invasions of indigenous lands in the areas surrounding the municipality of Boca do Acre, in the state of Amazonas. The Valparaíso Indigenous Land, of the Apurinã people, is located on the right bank of the Purus…
Mato Grosso State AMAZON REGION Projeto de Desenvolvimento Sustentável [Sustainable Development Project] (PDS) Boa Esperança[1] is located in northern Mato Grosso state, in the municipality of Novo Mundo, within Amazonian territory. Since 2005, PDS Boa Esperança has been home to one hundred families claiming the right to land. They call for a segment of Araúna…
Maranhão State CERRADO AND AMAZON REGIONS The community puts up the fight of a lifetime we will keep on fighting, we will fight until the end. (Gilberto, member of the quilombola community of Cocalinho, Maranhão state) The Cocalinho quilombola community[1] is located in eastern Maranhão State, 500 km from its capital, São Luís, and 44…
