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The Suruí of Rondônia call themselves
Paiter, which means “the true people, we ourselves".
They speak a language of the Tupi group and Monde language
family.
The plural of is paiterei, but, for the purposes of
standardizing indigenous names in Brazil, here they
will be called the Paiter.
The Sete de Setembro Indigenous Land has a population
of 920 people (in 2002), distributed in eleven villages
which are arranged along the access lines, which constitute
a protection base against the entrance of the whites
in their territory. There are villages along lines 8,
9, 10, 11 (four villages), 12, and 14 (two villages).
The population in each village is variable, with 45
people in some and hundreds in others. The village of
line 14 is the largest of all, with around 30 families.
The newest village is Gaherê, in Pacarana, built
in 2003, with six families.
Table 1 - Villages
| ALDEIAS |
| Line 08 |
| Line 09 |
| Line 10 |
| Line 11- Lóbo Village |
| Line 11- Lapetanha Village |
| Line 11- Joaquim Village |
| Line 11- Amaral Village |
| Line 12 |
| Line 14 Placa Village |
| Line 14 Gamir Village |
| Pacarana- Gaherê Village |
Below is the population distribution by age bracket
according to the report of the PACA (Cacoal Environmental
Protection / 1999 -2000).
PAITER POPULATION – AGE BRACKET
| Age Bracket |
Male |
% |
Female |
% |
Total |
% |
| Under 01 year |
15 |
3,6 |
10 |
2,8 |
25 |
3,3 |
| 01 to 05 years |
94 |
22,8 |
47 |
13,3 |
141 |
18,4 |
| 06 to 10 years |
70 |
17,0 |
78 |
22,0 |
148 |
19,3 |
| 11 to 15 years |
61 |
14,8 |
57 |
16,1 |
118 |
15,4 |
| 16 to 20 years |
49 |
11,9 |
44 |
12,4 |
93 |
12,1 |
| 21 to 25 years |
28 |
6,8 |
24 |
6,8 |
52 |
6,8 |
| 26 to 30 years |
19 |
4,6 |
18 |
5,1 |
37 |
4,8 |
| 31 to 35 years |
21 |
5,1 |
26 |
7,3 |
47 |
6,1 |
| 36 to 40 years |
19 |
4,6 |
15 |
4,2 |
34 |
4,4 |
| 41 to 45 years |
10 |
2,4 |
15 |
4,2 |
25 |
3,3 |
| 46 to 50 years |
11 |
2,7 |
7 |
2,0 |
18 |
2,3 |
| 51 to 55 years |
2 |
0,5 |
8 |
2,3 |
10 |
1,3 |
| 55 to 60 years |
5 |
1,2 |
4 |
1,1 |
9 |
1,2 |
| Above 60 years |
8 |
1,9 |
1 |
0,3 |
9 |
1,2 |
| TOTALS |
412 |
100 |
354 |
100 |
766 |
100 |
Source: Paca. Report of Activities Appendix II, Consolidated
- Suruí, Period: October/ 99 to July, 2000.
In the graph referring to the year 2000 it is possible
to see better the drastic decline of the population
in the age bracket between 26 and 30 years, at the time
of the large number of deaths due to infecto-contagious
diseases. This dying was greatly accelerated in the
‘80s and decreased relatively at the end of this
decade. Since 1989, one perceives a population increase
among these people.
Graph 01 – Population distribution by age
bracket
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