Pedra Pintada, Roraima

Pedra Pintada

The Pedra Pintada or "Painted Rock" (not to be confused with Caverna da Pedra Pintada in Pará State) is a large rock in the state of Roraima, Brazil. It is 85 metres long, 35 metres high and 30 metres wide, and is found in the Boa Vista savanna. There are many pictograms and other archaeological evidence inscribed on the walls of the rock.

The rock is inside the San Marcos indigenous area, where Macuxi, Wapishana and Pemon indigenous peoples live.[1]

  1. ^ São Marcos; Povos Indígenas no Brasil consultado el 17 de febrero de 2011.