Amazonia and lowland South America
Guarani Mbya
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Lands
Villages across southern and southeastern Brazil, eastern Paraguay, Misiones province in Argentina, and near Montevideo in Uruguay
Facts 3
Governance
The Comissão Guarani Yvyrupa, founded in 2006, brings together Guarani collectives in six states of southern and southeastern Brazil.
As of 2026 Source: Comissão Guarani Yvyrupa, Sobre a CGY (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
In Guarani, yvyrupa names the structure that holds up the land, recalling free movement across territory before today's borders.
Source: Comissão Guarani Yvyrupa, Sobre a CGY (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
Language
Mbya Guarani keep their language fully alive, and oral transmission is the most effective way they educate their children.
Source: Instituto Socioambiental (ISA), Guarani Mbya - Povos Indígenas no Brasil (opens in a new tab) Checked Suggest a correction to this fact
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