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Corumbiara

Tonight’s film comes from Brazil.

Corumbiara (2009)

Whether you’re learning Portuguese or just looking for something to watch, Corumbiara is an important film.

The film is about the Corumbiara massacre, and the twenty year search for survivors. Ranchers and loggers have repeatedly committed such violence against the indigenous peoples of Brazil and the Amazon.

Though Brazil’s indigenous peoples have come under renewed attack from the regime of Jair Bolsonaro, there are plenty of people pouring their time into fighting for these communities and their languages.

Socio Ambiental has recently published a video and ebook about the Yanomami languages, spoken by the Yanomami people in lands that stretch north and south of the border between Brazil and Venezuela. It’s also worth watching Maracá, a series produced by APIB, focusing on the threats faced by the indigenous peoples of Brazil.

The following is a video about Brazil’s indigenous cultures, discussed by Anápuàka Tupinambá, founder and creator of Rádio Yandê, who also have accounts on Facebook and Twitter.

The work of Kaká Werá Jecupé is also worth reading, particularly A terra dos mil povos : História Indígena do Brasil contada por um índio.

It’s also worth following the causes of indigenous leaders and activists :

Sonia Guajajara : https://twitter.com/GuajajaraSonia

Karibuxi : https://twitter.com/Karibuxi

Dário Kopenawa Yanomami : https://twitter.com/Dario_Kopenawa

Vanda Ortega Witoto : https://twitter.com/vandawitoto

Julie Dorrico : https://twitter.com/juliedorrico

Alice Pataxó : https://twitter.com/alice_pataxo

Thyara Pataxó : https://twitter.com/PataxoThyara

Tukuma Pataxó : https://twitter.com/tukuma_pataxo

Suhyasun Pataxó : https://twitter.com/suhyasunpataxo

Sarmento Ye'pâ-Mahsü : https://twitter.com/sarmentotukano

Fernanda Kaingang : https://twitter.com/fernandakainga1

Cristian Wari'u : https://twitter.com/cristianwariu

Eloy Terena : https://twitter.com/luizeloyterena

Maurício Ye'kwana : https://twitter.com/MYekwana

Alessandra korap Mdk : https://twitter.com/alkorap1

Mayalú Txucarramãe : https://twitter.com/MayaTxucarramae

Beto Marubo : https://twitter.com/BetoMarubo

Kaê Guajajara : https://twitter.com/kaeguajajara

Amaue Jacintho : https://twitter.com/amauej

Marivelton Baré : https://twitter.com/marivelton1

Braulina Aurora : https://twitter.com/bw_braulina

Thiago Ávila : https://twitter.com/thiagoavilabr

Biodiversidade Brasileira : https://twitter.com/biodiversidadeb

Joenia Wapichana : https://twitter.com/JoeniaWapichana

Onça Pataxó : https://twitter.com/oncapataxo

Tupinakyîa Iké : https://twitter.com/wl_tupinikin

txai suruí : https://twitter.com/walela15

juliedorrico : https://twitter.com/juliedorrico

Samela Awiá : https://twitter.com/sam_sateremawe

Eliane Xunakalo : https://twitter.com/xunakalo

Ivo Aureliano : https://twitter.com/Ivo_Aureliano

karo Munduruku : https://twitter.com/KaroMunduruku

Bruno Kanela : https://twitter.com/brunookanela


Links to groups fighting for the rights of Brazil's indigenous peoples :

Articulação dos Povos Indígenas (APIB)

Website - https://apiboficial.org

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzr1604R7qLb5Y14DKIjpEA

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/apiboficial

Twitter - https://twitter.com/ApibOficial

Emergência Indígena - https://emergenciaindigena.apiboficial.org

Maracá - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLchh9Eb_8lo4lrdvqy3pZW6kkN7LOOAqR

Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)

Website - https://www.socioambiental.org/pt-br

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/socioambiental

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/institutosocioambiental

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/socioambiental/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/socioambiental

Medium - https://socioambiental.medium.com

As línguas Yanomami no Brasil - https://acervo.socioambiental.org/acervo/publicacoes-isa/linguas-yanomami-no-brasil-diversidade-e-vitalidade

Lançamento do livro 'As Línguas Yanomami no Brasil' - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKqGldwUTl4

Publicações do ISA - https://acervo.socioambiental.org/index.php/adv-search?content_type=publicacoes_isa

Copiô, Parente (Podcast) : https://twitter.com/CopioParente

Rádio Yandê

Website - https://radioyande.com

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/radioyande

Anápuàka Tupinambá - Culturas Indígenas - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HfekM1zoq5E

Retomada

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJEQ25uLC9cfBJIzhTmiNQA

Twitter - https://twitter.com/brunookanela

Coletivo Rondônia

Twitter - https://twitter.com/coletivoRO

Medium - https://coletivorondonia.medium.com

Survival International Brasil

Website - https://www.survivalbrasil.org

YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQEJ2nzT2LKa05C5q6JxPEw

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/SurvivalInternationalBrasil

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/survival_brasil/

Twitter - https://twitter.com/SurvivalBrasil

Comissão Pró-Índio

Website - https://cpisp.org.br

Twitter - https://twitter.com/proindio

MídiaIndiaOficial

https://twitter.com/midia_india

Coordenação das Organizações Indígenas da Amazônia Brasileira

Website - https://coiab.org.br

Twitter - https://twitter.com/coiabamazonia

Amazônia Real

Website - https://amazoniareal.com.br

Twitter - https://twitter.com/amazonia_real

Amazônia Minada

https://twitter.com/amazonia_minada

Observatório dos Direitos Humanos dos Povos Indígenas Isolados e de Recente Contato (Opi)

https://povosisolados.wordpress.com

If you’re unsure when and how to use subtitles, advice can be found here :

How to Use Subtitles to Learn a Language

If you’re interested in learning Portuguese, there’s a How to Learn Languages guide :

How to Learn Portuguese

Take care, and enjoy the process.