Kuruaya

Kuruaya
Total population
	159[1]
Regions with significant populations
	Brazil ( Pará)
Languages
	Kuruaya, Portuguese[2]
Religion
	traditional tribal religion[1]

The Kuruaya people are an indigenous people of Brazil. They live along the tributaries of the lower Xingu River in the state of Pará.[2]

Currently there are approximately 159 living in their indigenous territory, the Kuruaya Indigenous Area.[3]

Names

The Kuruaya are also known as the Caravare, Curuaia, Kuruaia,[2] or Xipaia-Kuruaia people.[1]

The Kuruaya language is a Munduruku language, which belongs to the Tupi language family. The majority of Kuruaya people now speak Portuguese.[2]

"Kuruaia: Introduction." Instituto Socioambiental: Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 18 April 2012
"Kuruaya." Ethnologue. 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2012.
"Kuruaya Indigenous Area." Protected Planet. Retrieved 18 April 2012

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