Amazonia and lowland South America
Mẽbêngôkre
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Lands
Forests and savannas of southern Pará and northern Mato Grosso, Brazil, along rivers of the Xingu basin such as the Iriri, Bacajá and Fresco
Countries Brazil
Facts 3
Governance
The Associação Floresta Protegida, created in 1998 by Mẽbêngôkre leaders, represents about 3,000 people in 31 villages across three Indigenous lands.
As of 2026 Source: Associação Floresta Protegida, Sobre a AFP (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Land
Mẽbêngôkre-Kayapó lands in Brazil cover an area of about 11 million hectares, according to the Associação Floresta Protegida.
As of 2026 Source: Associação Floresta Protegida, Sobre a AFP (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
The Mẽbêngôkre language belongs to the Jê family of the Macro-Jê language stock.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Mebengôkre (Kayapó) - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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