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General data about Indigenous Lands in Brazil

734

In Brazil

125

Identification studies

45

Identified

68

Declared

496

Homologated or Reservated

13%

Of Brazil

Peoples 271
Population in ILs 676505
Languages and dialects 154
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Where are?

The Indigenous Lands are found in the different Brazilian legal jurisdictions.

Indigenous Lands by Legal Jurisdiction

Legal Jurisdiction Lands Area (ha) % of total
Amazônia Legal 428 115.445.229 58
Domínio Mata Atlântica 221 1.430.340 30
Outros 85 662.336 12
Total 734 117.537.905 100

Indigenous Lands by State

US Lands Total of ILs area (ha)
AC 36 2.573.801,02
AL 12 27.640,84
AM 164 45.800.730,73
AP 6 1.191.137,48
BA 33 326.935,20
CE 11 21.480,56
DF 1 N/D
ES 3 18.373,95
GO 5 34.142,06
MA 22 2.451.149,21
MG 14 141.272,22
MS 57 889.709,97
MT 80 15.044.035,63
PA 64 31.063.663,08
PB 4 33.788,63
PE 18 200.470,87
PI 0 N/D
PR 30 124.530,32
RJ 5 4.674,45
RN 1 N/D
RO 27 5.023.489,50
RR 33 10.381.053,60
RS 49 113.157,72
SC 21 81.699,79
SE 2 4.412,20
SP 35 74.260,36
TO 16 2.601.794,52
Note: Some ILs can have their area under more than one state, so the number of ILs presented for each state can not be summed.

Pressures and Threats

Deforestation

Deforestation is one of the main threats to Indigenous Lands. The ranking below bringsthe ten most deforested ILs in the Legal Amazon in the year of analysis. Click on the legend of the graph and compare deforestation year by year with the percentage of the area preserved in each Indigenous Land.

Click in the graph subtitle and compare the deforestation year by year with the rate preserved on each Indigenous Land.

Hotspots

The increase in the forest and grasslands fires is a constant threat to the Indigenous Lands, especially in the Cerrado (the Brazilian Savanna) and Amazon.

Mining

Mining Applications

A mineração é uma atividade altamente impactante que pode contaminar os cursos dágua, o solo e a fauna e a flora. Por isso, mesmo não sendo permitida em Terras Indígenas, as pretensões de exploração minerária são ameaças constantes às Terras Indígenas e aos povos que neles vivem.

The 10 more Indigenous Lands with

Main applicants

Main applicants Total amount Total Process Area (ha) Total Area in ILs (ha)
MINERAÇÃO SERRA MORENA LTDA 72 453.173,67 439.164,03
Iguape Sociedade de Mineração Iguape Ltda 51 421.853,91 416.045,10
RIO GRANDE MINERACAO S.A 36 341.909,37 125.075,05
MINERACAO SILVANA INDUSTRIA E COMERCIO LTDA 36 29.352,58 15.967,56
MINERAÇÃO NOVO ASTRO SA 35 284.686,58 270.505,87
MINERAÇÃO MONTES RORAIMA LTDA 32 311.718,72 299.436,57
MINERAÇÃO BARAUNA LTDA 29 245.972,68 243.297,67
Mineração da Amazônia Ltda 29 208.140,07 198.516,21
CIA DE DESENV DE RORAIMA CODESAIMA 29 279.186,92 275.811,61
OXYCER HOLDING CORPORATION - EXCLUSIVE INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS CORPORATION E COMERCIAL IMPORTADORA E EXPORTADORA LTDA 26 73.349,77 68.617,76

Lands with more processes

Lands with more requested area

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