Suruí do Pará people
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (330 (2010)[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Brazil ( Pará)[1] |
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| Languages | |
| Suruí do Pará[2] | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Asuriní do Tocantins and Parakanã[2] |
The Suruí people, are an indigenous people of Brazil, who live in the state of Pará. They are a different people than the Suruí do Jiparaná.[2]
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Name
The Suruí are also known as the Suruí, Sororós,[1] Aikewara, Akewara, and Akewere people.[2]
Language
The Suruí do Pará language belongs to Subgroup IV of the Tupi-Guarani language family. It is written in the Latin script, and literacy rates in the language are extremely low.[2]
History
First prolonged contact with the modern world came in the late 1960s. The tribe was decimated by disease. In 1960, they experienced an influenza epidemic, followed by a smallpox epidemic in 1962. The Suruí fled their homeland due to attacks by the Xikrin people.[1]
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