Brazil has nearly 900,000 Indians from 305 ethnic groups and 274 languages The largest contingent is in the North ( 342 800 indigenous ) , and lowest in the South ( 78,800 ) Brazil has 896,900 indigenous people across the country , adding the resident population both in indigenous lands ( 63.8 % ) and in cities ( 36.2 % ) , according to the 2010 Census , the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics ( IBGE ) . Of the total , 817,900 Indians declared themselves the question of color or race, and 78,900 , although declare another color or race , mainly brown ( 67.5 % ) consider themselves indigenous traditions and customs . Among the regions , the largest contingent is in the North ( 342 800 indigenous ) , and lowest in the South ( 78 800 ) . Considering the indigenous population residing outside of Indian lands , the greatest concentration is in the Northeast , 126 600 . Playback / IBGE 2010Segundo Indian Census to the 2010 Census , the country has 505 indigenous lands , representing 12.5 % of Brazil ( 106.7 million hectares ) , which resides 517,400 Indians ( 57.7 % ) , of whom 251 9000 ( 48.7 % ) are in the northern region . Only six lands have more than 10 thousand Indians , more than 107 are between 1000 and 10 000 , 291 are between more than a hundred and 1000 , and 83 live up to one hundred Indians. The land with the largest population is indigenous Yanomami , Amazonas and Roraima , with 25,700 Indians. Was observed gender balance to total indigenous . For every 100.5 men for 100 women . There are more women in urban areas and more men in the country . It is clear, however, a decline in male dominance in rural areas between 1991 and 2010 , especially in the Southeast ( 117.5 to 106.9 ) , North ( 113.2 to 108.1 ) and Central West (from 107.4 to 103.4 ) . More young than older Indians , a fact that reflects the high fertility rate and mortality among Indians , especially in rural areas. Between 2000 and 2010 , the proportion of indigenous people between 0-14 years of age increased from 32.6 % to 36.2 % , while the age group 15-64 years old was 61.6 % to 58.2 % . In 2010 , half of the indigenous population was up 22.1 years of age . Indigenous lands , the index was 17.4 years, and out of them , 29.2 years. Ethnicity The 2010 Census investigated for the first time the number of indigenous groups , finding 305 ethnicities : 250 inside of indigenous lands , 300 out of them . Of the total indigenous declared or deemed , 672 500 ( 75 %) reported their ethnic name , 147 200 ( 16.4 % ) did not know and 53 800 ( 6 % ) did not declare . The largest ethnic group is the tikuna , with 6.8 % of the indigenous population . Were also identified 274 languages being spoken tikuna more ( 34 100 people) . Of 786 700 indigenous 5 years or more , 37.4 % speak an indigenous language and 76.9 % speak Portuguese . illiteracy Even with high literacy rate , the indigenous population still has lower educational level than the non-indigenous population , especially in rural areas. Between 2000 and 2010 , the literacy rate of indigenous aged 15 or older increased from 73.9 % to 76.7 % , an increase similar to that of non-indigenous 87.1% to 90.4 % . In rural areas, the illiteracy rate reached 33.4 % and 30.4 % for men and 36.5 % for women . Already on indigenous lands , indigenous 67.7 % 15 years or older are literate . For Indians living off the land , the literacy rate is 85.5% . Birth certificate The proportion of indigenous people with birth record ( 67.8 % ) is lower than that of non-indigenous ( 98.4 % ) . Indigenous children living in urban areas have higher public registration ( 90.6 % ) closer to those of non-indigenous ( 98.5 % ) . Among children living in rural areas , whose amount is 3.5 times higher than in urban areas, the proportion of 61.6% is recorded . indigenous households According to the 2010 Census , 63.3 % of indigenous households have domestic nuclear units , ie , each house has a family consisting of a couple and their unmarried children . When the households include other relatives , the percentage drops to 19.1 % . Already when relatives do not live together, the proportion is 2.5 % . The main responsibility for indigenous households is male , in 82% of cases . Among non Indians, the prevalence of male responsibility is around 58 % . Only 12.6 % of the households are of the " hollow or longhouse " , while in the remaining predominant type " home" . Even on indigenous lands , hollow and huts are not very common : in only 2.9 % of the land , all households are of this type , and 58.7 % of the land , were not observed . According to the 2010 Census , 36.1 % of Indian households do not have toilets. In rural areas , 31.2 % of households had one or more bathrooms , and 68.8 % had no toilet , 65.7 % have rudimentary sewage as the sewage system . Across the country , 60.3 % of households rely on indigenous supply network water , against 82.9 % of the non-indigenous . In the North , only 27.3 % had overall network. This and other information can be seen in the publication . 2010 Census : General Characteristics of Indigenous - Results of the universe . source : BGE , FUNAI AND MINISTRY OF JUSTICE .
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