Refuge

SÍTIO GRANDE FAMÍLIA

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The place

SÍTIO GRANDE FAMÍLIA ("Big Family Farm") in the state of Pará, São Félix do Xingu/Tucumã area (Brazilian Amazon, Brazil), at 223 m elevation, in the Xingu River basin (a tributary of the Amazon). Continuous Brazil cluster (batches 267-295). COUNTRY ANOMALY: Brazil is absent from the database. A sítio (small family farm) on the cattle-ranching frontier, reflecting the heritage of the Kayapó/Mebêngôkre people (led by Raoni Metuktire) and a zone of agrarian conflict and deforestation (1.5 million ha of protected Xingu land).

The setting

Pará São Félix do Xingu/Tucumã Brazilian Amazon 223 m Xingu Amazon tributary, continuous cluster batches 267-295, sítio cattle-ranching frontier, Kayapó Mebêngôkre Raoni, agrarian conflict 1.5 million ha protected Xingu, ANOMALY Brazil absent.