The Xingu Indigenous Park is an indigenous territory of Brazil, first created in 1961 as a national park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Its official purposes are to protect the environment and the several nations of Xingu Indigenous peoples in the area.
Orlando Villas-Bôas with a man from the Ikpeng tribe in Xingu Indigenous Park, 1967
Kamaiurá village at Xingu, yard. Indigenous people playing the uruá flute.
Indigenous territory (Brazil)
In Brazil, an indigenous territory or indigenous land is an area inhabited and exclusively possessed by indigenous people. Article 231 of the Brazilian Constitution recognises the inalienable right of indigenous peoples to lands they "traditionally occupy" and automatically confers them permanent possession of these lands. In practice, however, a multi-stage demarcation process is required for a TI to gain full protection, and this has often entailed protracted legal battles. Even after demarcation, TIs are frequently subject to illegal invasions by settlers and mining and logging companies.
Current and proposed indigenous territories in Brazil
Kamaiurá village at Xingu Indigenous Park. Indigenous people playing the uruá flute.
Indigenous protesters from Vale do Javari
Illegal logging in indigenous territory in Brazil
