Mura people
Buxwaray | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 12,000 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Amazonas | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese, Mura, General Language | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism, Evangelicalism, Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Pirahã people |
The Muras are an indigenous people who live in the central and eastern parts of Amazonas, Brazil, along the Amazon river from the Madeira to the Purus. They played an important part in Brazilian history during colonial times and were known for their quiet determination and subsequent resistance to the encroaching Portuguese culture. Formerly a powerful people, they were defeated by their neighbors, the Munduruku, in 1788.
Of the original diversity of Muran languages, only Pirahã survives today.