When Brazil was first discovered by the Portuguese Pedro Alvares Cabral in 1500, there were already people who had been living on the island. These people are called the Indians, due to a historical mistake made by the first few Europeans who arrived in America, thinking that they reached India. Centuries had passed and today, some of the descendents of the early natives are still living in indigenous groups in Brazil, although some may have assimilated into the urban Brazilian population.
It is estimated by the National Indigenous Foundation that there are still 460,000 indigenous people living on indigenous lands like in the Amazon rainforest, with an additional 100,000 to 190,000 in other areas like the urban cities. Some of them with dark skins, still faces economic and social discrimination today. Even though government effort is put in to curb the situation, the effectiveness is still yet to be seen.
As there are too many indigenous groups to be mentioned on this blog, please visit this link to learn more about each and every group in Brazil.
Table of Indigenous Peoples in Brazil
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