 Mehinakumen, ca. 1894 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 254 (2011)[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 Brazil ( Mato Grosso) | |
| Languages | |
| Mehinaku, Portuguese[2] |
The Mehinaku, Mehináko or Mehinacu are an indigenous people of Brazil. They live in the Indigenous Park of the Xingu, located around the headwaters of the Xingu River in Mato Grosso. They currently reside in area around the Tuatuari and Kurisevo Rivers. They had a population of 254 in 2011,[1] up slightly from 200 in 2002.[2]
- ^ a b "Mehinako: Introduction." Instituto Socioambiental: Povos Indígenas no Brasil. Retrieved 14 March 2012
- ^ a b "Ignaciano." Ethnologue. 2009. Retrieved 14 March 2012.