Raposa Serra do Sol Indigenous Territory | |
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Terra Indígena Raposa Serra do Sol | |
Coordinates | 3°50′46″N 59°46′52″W / 3.846°N 59.781°W |
Area | 1,743,089 ha (6,730.10 sq mi) |
Designation | Indigenous territory |
Created | 15 April 2005 |
Terra indígena Raposa/Serra do Sol (Portuguese for Fox/Sun Hills Indigenous Land) is an indigenous territory in Brazil, intended to be home to the Macushi people. It is located in the northern half of the Brazilian state of Roraima and is the largest in that country and one of the world's largest, with an area of 1,743,089 hectares (4,307,270 acres) and a perimeter of about 1,000 kilometres (620 mi).[1]
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