Mehinako people
The Mehinaku, Mehináko or Mehinacu are an indigenous people of Brazil. They live in the Indigenous Park of the Xingu, located around the headwaters of the Xingu River in Mato Grosso. They currently reside in area around the Tuatuari and Kurisevo Rivers. They had a population of 254 in 2011, up slightly from 200 in 2002.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Mehinaku
- Ethnic group.image
- 250px
- Ethnic group.caption
- Mehinakumen, ca. 1894
- Ethnic group.population
- 254 (2011)
- Ethnic group.popplace
- ()
- Ethnic group.languages
- Mehinaku, Portuguese
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Image
- Indios para 1894 00.jpg
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The Mehinaku, Mehináko or Mehinacu are an indigenous people of Brazil. They live in the Indigenous Park of the Xingu, located around the headwaters of the Xingu River in Mato Grosso. They currently reside in area around the Tuatuari and Kurisevo Rivers. They had a population of 254 in 2011, up slightly from 200 in 2002.
==Name== The Mehinaku are also known as the Mehináko, Meinaco, Meinacu, Meinaku, Mehináku, Mahinaku, Mehinaco, and Minaco people.