Indigenous Demographics:
Indian tribes in Brazil are divided in to 206 different groups, speaking
170 different languages, of which the major tribes are listed below.
Major Indigenous Population in Brazil
Indigenous Tribes Region or State
Population
Guarani South
- Central Brazil 41.000
Caingang South
Brazil 22.000
Ticuna Amazonas
21.000
Terena Moto Grosso
do Sul 19.000
Guajajara Maranhao
13.000
Xavante Mato Grosso
10.000
Yanomâmi
Roraima - Amazonas 10.000
Macuxi Roraima
9.500
Potiguara Paraiba
7.600
Xacriaba Minas
Gerais 6.000
Fulni-ô
Pernambuco 5.000
Caripuna Amapa
4.000
Pataxô Bahia
3.900
Research: FUNAI, Ministry of Justice
Brazil
indigenous population: 145,132
number of ethnic groups: 92
average population per group: 1,580
average density of indigenous population (km^2): 0.02
"The indigenous populations of the whole of Brazil (including areas that
have not been taken into account in this report) was estimated by D. RIBEIRO
(1979) at 99,700 people in 1957, whereas the present figure is of 228,000
(ACONTECEU, 1986)."