Piripkura
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil ( Mato Grosso) | |
| Languages | |
| Kawahib language | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Amondawa, Capivarí, Jiahúi, Karipúna, Tenharim, Parintintin, Juma |
The Piripkura are an indigenous tribe who inhabit the Piripkura Indigenous Territory in Mato Grosso, Brazil. They are one of the last isolated Indigenous groups in the Amazon rainforest. Violence and deforestation have led to significant losses, with many tribe members killed by illegal loggers in the 1980s. Although the 2022 Brazilian census only counts 1 living member, 3 members are known: two men, Pakyî and Tamandua, and a woman, Rita Piripkura, who is married to an indigenous man of Karipúna ethnicity, at Rondonia.