Xingu Indigenous Park | |
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Parque Indígena do Xingu | |
Nearest city | Peixoto de Azevedo, Mato Grosso |
Coordinates | 11°13′55″S 53°11′06″W / 11.232°S 53.185°W |
Area | 2,642,003 hectares (6,528,530 acres) |
Designation | national park Indigenous Territory |
Created | 14 April 1961 |
Administrator | ICMBio |
The Xingu Indigenous Park (Parque Indígena do Xingu, pronounced [ʃiŋˈɡu]) is an indigenous territory of Brazil, first created in 1961 as a national park in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. Its official purposes are to protect the environment and the several nations of Xingu Indigenous peoples in the area.