The ''Encyclopedia of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil'' is a specialized
encyclopedia
An encyclopedia (American English) or encyclopædia (British English) is a reference work or compendium providing summaries of knowledge either general or special to a particular field or discipline. Encyclopedias are divided into articles ...
about the
indigenous peoples in Brazil
Indigenous peoples in Brazil ( pt, povos indígenas no Brasil) or Indigenous Brazilians ( pt, indígenas brasileiros, links=no) once comprised an estimated 2000 tribes and nations inhabiting what is now the country of Brazil, before European con ...
, published online since 1998 by the
Instituto Socioambiental (ISA).
It presents over 200 articles with
ethnographic
Ethnography (from Greek ''ethnos'' "folk, people, nation" and ''grapho'' "I write") is a branch of anthropology and the systematic study of individual cultures. Ethnography explores cultural phenomena from the point of view of the subject ...
information about indigenous peoples in Brazil, as well as analyses, news and other indigenous-related material.
In 2013 it was awarded with the
Rodrigo de Melo Franco Prize, by the Brazilian
National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage
The National Historic and Artistic Heritage Institute (, IPHAN) is a heritage register of the federal government of Brazil. It is responsible for the preservation of buildings, monuments, structures, objects and sites, as well as the register and ...
, for its services in communicating indigenous cultures and heritage.
[National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage (IPHAN), Rodrigo de Melo Franco Prize ]
Award-winning initiatives
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References
Encyclopedias of culture and ethnicity
Latin American encyclopedias
Internet properties established in 1998
20th-century encyclopedias
21st-century encyclopedias
Brazilian online encyclopedias
Indigenous peoples in Brazil
Books about Brazil
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