Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says

Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says

Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress stood on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazil's Amazon on Monday and addressed the crowd.The woman, Minister of Indigenous People Sonia Guajajara, declared the day “the milestone of Indigenous participation,” then cited the national statistics institute's freshly released census d…

Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people

BELEM, Brazil — The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress stood on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazil’s Amazon on Monday and addressed the crowd. The woman, Minister of Indigenous People Sonia Guajajara, declared the day “the milestone of Indigenous participation,” then cited the national statistics institute’s freshly released census data that revealed the full scope of the nation’s Indigenous population: 1,693,535 p…

'Historic moment': Brazil's census reflects its Indigenous population

Brazil’s national census shows the nation’s Indigenous population to be 1,693,535 people. The figure marks an 89% jump from the nation’s prior census, in 2010, due to a greater willingness of people to recognize their roots and better survey methods.

There are 1.7 million Indigenous people in Brazil — almost double since 2010

Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people according to the last census, nearly double that of 2010, due to people's greater recognition of their roots and better survey methods.

Brazilian census reveals country’s Indigenous people has nearly doubled its previous population count

The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress stood on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazil’s Amazon on Monday and addressed the crowd. The woman, Minister of Indigenous People Sonia Guajajara, declared the day "the milestone of Indigenous participation," then cited the national statistics institute’s freshly released census data that revealed the full scope of the nation’s Indigenous population: 1,693,535 people. While jus…

Brazil has 1.7 million Indigenous people, near double the count from prior census, government says

BELEM, Brazil (AP) — The diminutive woman with a white feather headdress stood on the stage of the majestic colonial theater in Brazil’s Amazon on Monday and addressed the crowd.