Total population | |
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149 (2011)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
Brazil ( Mato Grosso) | |
Languages | |
Kuikúro-Kalapálo, formerly Matipuhy[2] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Kalapalo, Kuikuro, and Nahukuá[1] |
The Matipu people are an indigenous people of Brazil. They live in the southern part of the Xingu Indigenous Park in the state of Mato Grosso.[2] Their a population is estimated at 149 individuals in 2011,[1] up from population of 40 in the 1995 census. They are mainly of animist faith and share many cultural traits with other Xingu peoples.[1]