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Puruborá

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Purubora
Total population
209[1]
Regions with significant populations
Rondônia,  Brazil
Languages
Purubora
Religion
Shamanism

The Puruborá are an indigenous people that inhabit the Brazilian state of Rondônia. They form a society of about 200 individuals.[2]

Localization

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The Puruborá people inhabit the Aperoy village.[3][4]

Historical personalities

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Emília Nunes de Oliveira Puruborá was matriarch of the Puruborá people, who by means of her persistence kept the culture and traditional territory, though they had to buy it.[5]


References

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  1. ^ Funasa, 2010
  2. ^ "Nome e população do povo Puruborá" (in Portuguese). Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 2015-12-28.
  3. ^ "Povos indígenas Puruborá lutam por regularização e demarcação de território" (in Portuguese). LIS/ICICT/Fiocruz. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  4. ^ Gil de Catheu (2002-02-20). "Puruborá: mais um povo ressurgido em Rondônia" (in Portuguese). Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
  5. ^ "Morre Dona Emília, matriarca do povo Puruborá" (in Portuguese). CIMI Regional Rondônia. 2013-04-05. Retrieved 2016-01-01.