New Brazilian census data shows that the country has 89% more Indigenous people than were counted in 2010. The rise is due to better survey methods and greater willingness of people to recognize their roots, officials say.
Maira Tembe stands inside Teatro da Paz before the start of a ceremony to present Brazil’s national Indigenous census in Belem, Brazil, Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. Belem will host the Amazon Summit, a meeting by the nations that are part of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty: Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela and French Guiana.
An indigenous man passes his hand over the Brazilian flag in a flag pavilion of the States parties to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, during the Amazon Dialogue meetings at the Hangar convention center in Belem, Brazil, Sunday, Aug. 6, 2023. The Amazon Dialogues precede the Amazon Summit - IV Meeting of the Presidents of the States party to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty, with the participation of Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Guyana, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.
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