People of the Amazon Rainforests in Brazil

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People of the Amazon Rainforests in Brazil
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What do they Eat?

• There are over 5,000 different edible plants and
  foods in the rainforest.
• We only consume about 200 different foods from
  the rainforest.
• The native people of the rainforest use ¾ of the
  5,000 foods, which is 3,750 different foods they
  have to choose from on a daily basis.

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Housing

• The Native people of the Rainforests live in
  houses made of logs, branches, grasses, bamboo,
  and many other materials which are found in the
  rainforest.

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Natural Resources

• Since the people of the Rainforests have almost
  no contact with other people in Brazil, they must
  use natural resources for everything.
• Housing
• Clothing
• Cooking
• Catching food
• Hunting
• Can you think of anything else they use natural
  resources for?

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Work

• Since money is not needed for living in the
  rainforest, the native tribes need to work for
  survival.
• What do you suppose they have to do on a daily
  basis?

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Culture

• The Kayapo have many celebrations and
  ceremonies.
• These ceremonies bring the community together and
  are done for almost everything
• Funerals
• Weddings
• Births
• Adulthood
• Hunting
• Giving thanks to the things the rainforest gives
  them.?

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Why are the Kayapo Disappearing from Brazil?

• Can you think of a reason why they may be
  disappearing?

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Other places where people live in rainforests.