Foto: Fabiana Maizza, 2006

Jarawara

  • Other names
    Jarauara
  • Where they are
    AM
  • How many
    218 (Funasa, 2010)
  • Linguistic family
    Arawá

Introduction

The Jarawara are among the little known indigenous peoples of the region of the Juruá and Purus rivers. They speak a language of the Arawá family and inhabit only one indigenous reserve. This entry summarizes the little information that exists about them.