Paiter

For the language, see Surui language.
Not to be confused with Suruí do Pará people.
Paiter
Total population
1,172 (2010)[1]
Regions with significant populations
 Brazil
( Mato Grosso and  Rondônia)[1]
Languages
Suruí-Paíter[2]
Religion
traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
Cinta Larga and Gavião do Jiparaná[2]

The Paiter, also known as Suruí, Suruí do Jiparaná, and Suruí de Rondônia,[2] are an indigenous people of Brazil, who live in ten villages near the Mato Grosso–Rondônia border. They are farmers, who cultivate coffee.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Paiter: Introduction." Instituto Socioambiental: Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 6 April 2012
  2. ^ a b c d "Suruí." Ethnologue. Retrieved 6 April 2012.