The Apurinã, also called TheIpurinã, Ipurinãn, Kangite, Popukare (
endonym
An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...
), are an
indigenous people who live near the
Purus River in western
Brazil[ and speak ]Apurinã
The Apurinã, also called TheIpurinã, Ipurinãn, Kangite, Popukare ( endonym), are an indigenous people who live near the Purus River in western Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is ...
.
Their houses are long, low and narrow: the side walls and roof are one, poles being fixed in the ground and then bent together so as to meet and form a pointed arch for the cross-sections. They use small bark canoes. Their chief weapons are poisoned arrows. They have a native god called Guintiniri.
References
Further reading
* http://www.socioambiental.org/pib/epienglish/verbetinho/apurina.htm
* http://www.socioambiental.org/pib/epi/apurina/apurina.shtm
Ethnic groups in Brazil
Indigenous peoples in Brazil
Indigenous peoples of Eastern Brazil
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