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1853:Minas Gerais
1612:Enawene Nawe
1554:Avá-Canoeiro
1420:
1163:Suruí (Pará)
793:North Region
713:
705:
672:
656:
645:
431:Língua Geral
332:Sta. Teresa
213:Pedra Branca
154:
150:
148:
133:
119:
115:
107:
106:
42:1,612 (2006)
16:Ethnic group
1607:Cinta Larga
1569:Mato Grosso
1232:Cinta Larga
1004:Pira-tapuya
994:Parintintín
565:Franciscan
551:Pernambuco
529:Pernambuco
507:Pernambuco
485:Pernambuco
463:Pernambuco
455:Kariri and
438:Pernambuco
412:Pernambuco
379:Franciscan
234:Caranguejo
138:missionary
134:The French
88:, formerly
1956:Categories
1926:Widespread
1843:Tupiniquim
1737:Yawalapiti
1672:Nambikwara
1602:Chiquitano
1502:Pernambuco
1239:(Rondônia)
1228:(Rondônia)
373:Itapicuru
351:Itapicuru
329:Itapicuru
307:Itapicuru
267:Carmelite
237:Cachoeira
217:Cachoeira
194:Jaguaripe
86:Portuguese
1899:São Paulo
1765:Chamacoco
1692:Rikbaktsa
1662:Munduruku
1492:Potiguara
1459:Guajajara
1449:Awá-Guajá
1326:Tocantins
1306:Wapishana
1248:Karitiana
1153:Parkatêjê
1148:Munduruku
1143:Kỳikatêjê
984:Munduruku
833:Machinere
818:Asháninka
668:Palmeiras
642:Territory
609:Capuchin
587:Capuchin
543:Capuchin
521:Capuchin
518:S. Félix
499:Capuchin
477:Capuchin
433:and Uruá
416:Gameleira
369:Massacará
325:Canabrava
189:Jaguaripe
164:Captaincy
124:Tupi word
122:and is a
80:Languages
1933:Kaingang
1912:Kaingang
1871:Xakriabá
1707:Tapirapé
1702:Tapayúna
1637:Kamayurá
1632:Kalapalo
1441:Maranhão
1426:Tabajara
1349:Tapirapé
1316:Ye'kuana
1311:Yanomami
1296:Patamona
1208:Rondônia
1178:Turiwára
1158:Parakanã
1074:Yanomami
1044:Turiwára
1024:Tenharim
944:Jamamadi
914:Barasana
894:Amahuaca
886:Amazonas
866:Karipuna
838:Yaminawá
823:Kaxinawá
634:Icozinho
630:Calabaça
626:Cariuané
618:Quixeréu
612:Kariri,
573:Paraíba
442:São Brás
429:Kariri,
420:Alagoas
398:Lagarto
390:Sergipe
382:Kiriri,
281:Aramaris
257:Rio Real
136:Capuchin
96:Religion
1889:Xokleng
1780:Kadiweu
1732:Xavante
1722:Umutina
1667:Nahukuá
1652:Kuikuro
1592:Bakairi
1484:Paraíba
1469:Krĩkatí
1464:Ka'apor
1359:Xerente
1354:Xambioá
1334:Apinajé
1291:Macushi
1286:Akawaio
1278:Roraima
1221:Akuntsu
1188:Wayampi
1183:Wai-wai
1123:Araweté
1097:Amanayé
1079:Zuruahã
1054:Wayampi
1049:Wai-wai
1014:Tariana
1009:Siriano
924:Cambeba
899:Apurinã
876:Wayampi
871:Palikur
813:Apurinã
614:Quixelô
599:Miranda
590:Kariri
577:Cariris
568:Kariri
546:Kariri
524:Kariri
502:Kariri
480:Kariri
452:Jesuit
446:Penedo
407:Kiriri
404:Jesuit
360:Kiriri
357:Jesuit
338:Kiriri
335:Jesuit
316:Kiriri
313:Jesuit
294:Kiriri
288:
243:
240:
226:Kariri
223:
220:
203:Kariri
130:History
1917:Terena
1907:Aimoré
1866:Kaxixó
1861:Aimoré
1795:Terena
1717:Trumai
1712:Terena
1687:Paresi
1682:Panará
1677:Paiter
1657:Matipu
1647:Kayapo
1642:Karajá
1627:Kaiabi
1622:Ikpeng
1597:Bororo
1582:Apiacá
1577:Aimoré
1559:Karajá
1510:Xukuru
1454:Canela
1431:Tapeba
1421:Kiriri
1403:Pataxó
1339:Karajá
1258:Paiter
1237:Gavião
1216:Aikanã
1193:Wayana
1173:Tiriyó
1138:Kayapo
1133:Karajá
1128:Atikum
1119:(Pará)
1112:Apiacá
1107:Aparai
1102:Anambé
1069:Witoto
1059:Wayana
1039:Tucano
1034:Tiriyó
1029:Ticuna
999:Pirahã
979:Matsés
964:Macuna
959:Kulina
954:Korubo
909:Baniwa
904:Banawá
861:Kalina
856:Aparai
828:Kulina
779:Brazil
632:, and
595:Ceará
581:Taypu
457:Progéz
384:Kaimbé
365:Bahia
343:Bahia
321:Bahia
303:Natuba
299:Bahia
277:Bahia
271:Kiriri
253:Bahia
247:Sapuyá
231:Bahia
208:Bahia
185:Bahia
180:Group
151:aldeia
120:Kariri
116:Cariri
90:Kariri
70:
61:Brazil
58:
20:Kiriri
1819:South
1790:Ofayé
1785:Mbayá
1775:Guató
1742:Yudjá
1727:Wauja
1617:Guató
1587:Aweti
1546:Goiás
1413:Ceará
1395:Bahia
1344:Krahô
1301:Pemon
1268:Wari’
1253:Kwaza
1243:Kanoê
1226:Arara
1168:Tembé
1117:Arara
1019:Tembé
974:Matis
939:Hupda
929:Cubeo
848:Amapá
718:1992.
685:Notes
677:, an
648:Crato
622:Cariú
73:Ceará
1821:and
1747:Zoró
1198:Zo'é
1089:Pará
989:Mura
969:Mawé
949:Juma
919:Bora
805:Acre
657:The
650:and
603:Icó
394:Juru
155:vila
110:are
934:Dâw
777:of
118:or
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693:^
670:.
654:.
628:,
624:,
620:,
616:,
760:e
753:t
746:v
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