Ribeirinhos

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Ribeirinhos
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Ribeirinho dwellings
Total population
7,105,000 (2020)[ citation needed ]
Regions with significant populations
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Languages
Portuguese

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 dwellings and travel by motor boats called voadeiras. [1]

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References

  1. 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.