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Floresta no Centro, a space maintained by the Socioenvironmental Institute (ISA) in downtown São Paulo, will hold a chat on March 27 between indigenous women living in urban contexts about their organization in large metropolises.

The event features the participation of Auá Mendes, artist responsible for the arts of Map of Indigenous Women's Organizations in Brazil 2024, Fernanda Quechua, representative of the organization AYNI (Andean Articulation of Indigenous Migrants), and Chirley Pankará, PhD student in Social Anthropology at USP.

The meeting will be moderated by Luma Prado, historian, researcher and coordinator at ISA.

“Contrary to what common sense suggests, we also have indigenous people living in Brazilian cities, including in metropolises and originating from other countries,” says Auá Mendes.

"Understanding these dynamics is of great importance to understand both the challenges faced by these communities and their representatives and to consider paths and proposals. Furthermore, indigenous communities have a very rich culture that needs to be better known and disseminated," he explains.

During the event, the public will be able to purchase the guests' own productions, in addition to the most diverse products, including biojewels, ceramics, baskets and publications available in the space.