Txai Suruí
Txai Suruí | |
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Suruí in 2023 | |
| Born | 1997 or 1998 (age 27–28) Rondônia, Brazil |
| Occupation | Environmental activist |
| Awards | Primetime Emmy Award |
Txai Suruí is an indigenous Brazilian environmental activist. She has been called "the most well-known Brazilian environmental activist in the world". Suruí received a Primetime Emmy Award for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking as executive producer of The Territory, a 2022 documentary about the Uru-Eu-Wau-Wau indigenous people in Brazil.