Makuusi | |
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Total population | |
43,192[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil | 33,603 (2014)[1] |
Guyana | 9,500 (2011)[1] |
Venezuela | 89 (2011)[1] |
Languages | |
Macushi, Portuguese, English and Spanish[2] | |
Religion | |
Indigenous religion, Roman Catholicism |
The Macushi (Makuusi, Portuguese: Macuxi) are an indigenous people living in the borderlands of southern Guyana, northern Brazil in the state of Roraima, and in an eastern part of Venezuela.[2]