Ribeirinhos
Ribeirinho dwellings | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 7,105,000 (2020) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Brazil | |
| Languages | |
| Portuguese |
The Ribeirinhos are a traditional rural population in the Amazon rainforest, who live near rivers. Their main activities are fishing and farming on a small scale, for their own use. They usually live in pile dwellings and travel by motor boats called voadeiras.