The Munduruku de Bragança People
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"We listen to our forest. It bleeds and laments." Cassique Orlando Munduruku Welcome to the land of the Munduruku in Bragança. Aquaverde is supporting us in our efforts to save what is left of our ancestral forest. |
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| Introduction |
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| The braganca village is situated on the right side of the Tapajos river, inside the Tapajos National Forest, in the municipality of Belterra in the State of Para, Brasil. Today, 65 families reside in Bragança and more Munduruku tribe members live in town, mostly for their studies. |
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We still maintain our cultural traditions such as dancing, rituals, arts and crafts as well as food production for the village inhabitants subsistance. |
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Our territory also holds many water springs, lakes and vast areas of untouched primary forest. |
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Orlando Munduruku
welcomes
Chief Almir Surui;
union between Peoples
of the forest is capital.
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Maintaining our traditions and our forest will ensure our survival.
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| Aquaverde is a swiss non profit association recognized of public utiliy by the "République et Canton de Genève" (Geneva Canton and federal State). Your donations over CHF 200.-- yearly are tax deductible in Switzerland. © Aquaverde 2011 |
