Zo'é people
Sign in to saveThe Zoʼé people are a native tribe in the State of Pará, Municipality of Óbidos, on the Cuminapanema River, Brazil. They are a Tupi–Guarani people.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Zoʼé
- Ethnic group.image
- Albert April in the Amazon, with a zo'è family.jpg
- Ethnic group.caption
- in the Amazon, with a Zoʼé family
- Ethnic group.image_upright
- 1.4
- Ethnic group.total
- 256
- Ethnic group.total_year
- 2010
- Ethnic group.popplace
- ()
- Ethnic group.languages
- Zoʼé
- Ethnic group.religions
- traditional tribal religion
- Ethnic group.related
- Wayampi
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- indigenous people
- Languages spoken
- Tupi–Guarani
- Native language
- Tupi–Guarani
- Population
- 315
- Country of origin
- Brazil
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- Commons category
- Zo'é people
- native label
- Zo'és
- described at URL
- pib.socioambiental.org/pt/Quadro_Geral_dos_Povos
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The Zoʼé people are a native tribe in the State of Pará, Municipality of Óbidos, on the Cuminapanema River, Brazil. They are a Tupi–Guarani people.
==Name== They are also known as the Poturu, Poturujara, or Buré. The term "Zoʼé" means "us", as opposed to non-Indians or enemies. The term "Poturu" is the type of wood used to make the embe'po labrets which they wear.
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