Aparai people
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 564 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil (Amapá, Pará) | 514 (2014) |
| French Guiana | 40 (2011) |
| Suriname | 10 (2011) |
| Languages | |
| Aparai, Wayana, Portuguese | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion | |
The Aparai or Apalai are an indigenous people of Brazil, who live in Amapá and Pará states. A little community is located in French Guiana, in Antécume-Pata. They were sedentary slash-and-burn farmers, necessitating periodic relocation as soil became exhausted, but also hunters and gatherers. They spoke a Carib language and in the 20th century their subsistence shifted towards craftwork as they adapted to modern Brazil and the cash economy.