Ribeirinhos
The Ribeirinhos are a traditional rural population in the Amazon rainforest, who live near rivers. Their main activities are fishing and farming on a small scale, for their own use. They usually live in pile dwelling and travel by motor boats called voadeiras.[1]
Ribeirinho dwellings | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,105,000 (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese |
References
- Lira, Talita de Melo; Chaves, Maria do Perpétuo Socorro Rodrigues (2016). "Comunidades ribeirinhas na Amazônia: organização sociocultural e política". Interações (Campo Grande) (in Portuguese). 17: 66–76. doi:10.20435/1518-70122016107. ISSN 1518-7012. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
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