The Jamamadí, also called the Yamamadi, Kanamanti, Jeoromitxi, Kapaná, and Kapinamari, are an indigenous people

Indigenous peoples in Brazil

The Indigenous peoples in Brazil comprise a large number of distinct ethnic groups who inhabited the country prior to the European invasion around 1500...

 who live in Acre

Acre (state)

Acre is one of the 27 states of Brazil. It is situated in the southwest of the Northern Region, bordering Amazonas to the north, Rondônia to the east, Bolivia to the southeast and the Ucayali Region of Peru to the south and west. It occupies an area of 152,581.4 km2, being slightly smaller...

 and Amazonas, Brazil

Brazil

Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...

.

They speak the Jamamadi language

Jamamadí language

Jamamadi is an Arawan language spoken by about 200 Jamamadi people scattered over Amazonas, Brazil....

, part of the Arawá language family.

Their territory is between the Juruá and Purus Rivers. The rubber boom

Rubber boom

The rubber boom was an important part of the economic and social history of Brazil and Amazonian regions of neighboring countries, being related with the extraction and commercialization of rubber...

s of the 19th century brought non-Natives into their territory.

They are a sedentary people, who hunt, gather, farm, fish, and sell handicrafts for subsistence.

Further reading

• Jamamadí, Ethnologue