Mundurucu

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The Mundurucu live in the Brazilian states of Pará and Amazonas. There are two groups of Mundurucu, who live in the basins of two major tributaries of the Amazon, the Tapajós and Madeira rivers. This collection deals primarily with the Río Tapajós group. Mundurucu subsistence focuses on agriculture supplemented with hunting and fishing.

Identifier

Region

• South America

Subregion

• Amazon and Orinoco

Subsistence Type

• primarily hunter-gatherers

Samples

• EA
• SCCS

Countries

• Brazil

External Links

• Munduruku (Ethnographic Atlas) D-PLACE
• Munduruku (Standard Cross-Cultural Sample) D-PLACE