Peoples of South America
Peoples of the Amazon, the Andes, the Chaco and Patagonia. 113 peoples on Kabila so far.
🇧🇷 Brazil 89🇧🇴 Bolivia 18🇵🇪 Peru 15🇦🇷 Argentina 13🇨🇴 Colombia 11🇪🇨 Ecuador 10🇵🇾 Paraguay 8🇻🇪 Venezuela 8🇨🇱 Chile 6🇬🇾 Guyana 6🇬🇫 French Guiana 5🇸🇷 Suriname 5🇺🇾 Uruguay 2
Yudjá
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Xingu River region in Brazil
About 880, Yurúna (Tupian languages)
Karitiana
🇧🇷 BrazilSmall Indigenous group living in the western Amazon of Brazil
About 333, Arikém
Kambeba
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Amazon River in Brazil and Peru
About 4,000, Tupi–Guarani
Tapirapé
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous Tupi–Guarani people of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil
About 760, Tupi–Guarani
TarianaTaliaseri
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Uaupés River in Brazil and Colombia
About 3,000, Arawakan
OfayéOfaié
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of central Brazil, now living in Mato Grosso do Sul
About 69, Macro-Jê
Otavalo
🇪🇨 EcuadorIndigenous Andean people known for weaving and vibrant markets in northern Ecuador
About 50,000, Quechuan (Kichwa); formerly Barbacoan (Cara)
ParintintinKagwahiva’nga
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous Kagwahiva people of the Madeira River basin in Brazil
About 480, Tupi–Guarani
MachinereManchineri
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous Arawakan people of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru
About 1,000, Arawakan
Rikbaktsa
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Amazon rain forest in northwest Mato Grosso, Brazil
About 2,000, Macro-Gê
PaiterSurui Paiter
🇧🇷 BrazilFarmers and forest stewards of the Mato Grosso–Rondônia border in Brazil
About 1,000, Tupi-Guarani
Dâw
🇧🇷 BrazilSmall Nadahup-speaking group of the Alto Rio Negro, Brazilian Amazon
About 142, Nadahup
ZuruahãSuruwaha
🇧🇷 BrazilHunter-gatherers of the Purus River in Amazonas, Brazil
About 171, Arawan
Kotiria
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Vaupés River in Brazil and Colombia
About 4,000, Tucanoan
Marubo
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Vale do Javari in western Brazil
About 2,000, Panoan
Amanayé
🇧🇷 BrazilTupi-Guarani people of Pará, Brazil, known for shifting agriculture and resilience
About 178, Tupi–Guarani
Cinta Larga
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the western Amazon rainforest in Brazil
About 2,000, Tupi
Karitiana
🇧🇷 BrazilSmall Indigenous group living in the western Amazon of Brazil
About 333, Arikém
Kambeba
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Amazon River in Brazil and Peru
About 4,000, Tupi–Guarani
Tapirapé
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous Tupi–Guarani people of the Amazon rainforest in Brazil
About 760, Tupi–Guarani
TarianaTaliaseri
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Uaupés River in Brazil and Colombia
About 3,000, Arawakan
OfayéOfaié
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of central Brazil, now living in Mato Grosso do Sul
About 69, Macro-Jê
Otavalo
🇪🇨 EcuadorIndigenous Andean people known for weaving and vibrant markets in northern Ecuador
About 50,000, Quechuan (Kichwa); formerly Barbacoan (Cara)
ParintintinKagwahiva’nga
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous Kagwahiva people of the Madeira River basin in Brazil
About 480, Tupi–Guarani
MachinereManchineri
🇧🇷 Brazil and 2 moreIndigenous Arawakan people of Brazil, Bolivia, and Peru
About 1,000, Arawakan
Rikbaktsa
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Amazon rain forest in northwest Mato Grosso, Brazil
About 2,000, Macro-Gê
PaiterSurui Paiter
🇧🇷 BrazilFarmers and forest stewards of the Mato Grosso–Rondônia border in Brazil
About 1,000, Tupi-Guarani
Dâw
🇧🇷 BrazilSmall Nadahup-speaking group of the Alto Rio Negro, Brazilian Amazon
About 142, Nadahup
ZuruahãSuruwaha
🇧🇷 BrazilHunter-gatherers of the Purus River in Amazonas, Brazil
About 171, Arawan
Kotiria
🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreIndigenous people of the Vaupés River in Brazil and Colombia
About 4,000, Tucanoan
Marubo
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the Vale do Javari in western Brazil
About 2,000, Panoan
Amanayé
🇧🇷 BrazilTupi-Guarani people of Pará, Brazil, known for shifting agriculture and resilience
About 178, Tupi–Guarani
Cinta Larga
🇧🇷 BrazilIndigenous people of the western Amazon rainforest in Brazil
About 2,000, Tupi