Manga, Amapá

Place in North, Brazil

Manga

Indian Day in Manga (2017)

Manga

Location in Brazil

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Manga

Manga (Brazil)

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Coordinates: 3°43′27″N 51°43′17″W﻿ / ﻿3.7242°N 51.7214°W﻿ / 3.7242; -51.7214
Country|  Brazil
Region| North
State| Amapá
Municipality| Oiapoque
Government

• Cacique| Luciano Iaparrá[1]
Population

(2016)[2]

• Total

| 1,075
Time zone| UTC-3

Manga is an Amerindian village of the Karipuna do Amapá people in the Brazilian municipality of Oiapoque, Amapá. It is the largest village of the tribe.[3][4] Manga is located on the Caripi River in the Uaçá Indigenous Territory.[5]

## Overview

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Manga is located in an area which was disputed between French Guiana and Brazil. In the 19th century, Amerindian people from several tribes and non-indigenous people settled in the neutral territory. In 1900, the territory was awarded to Brazil, however the main language spoken in Manga is Karipúna French Creole.[3]

In 1976, a school was established in Manga where the children were taught in Portuguese[6] In 1996, bilingual education was provided.[7] The village has a clinic,[8] and a community house.[5]

Manga can be accessed via an unpaved road which connects to the BR-156 highway.[9] Electricity is provided using Diesel generators. In 2015 work started on a hydro-electric power station in Oiapoque which will also supply electricity for Manga.[10] In 2018, Manga hosted a three-day meeting of the indigenous people in the Brazilian, French Guianan and Surinamese region.[11]

## References

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1. ^ "Ação de governo marca comemorações do Dia do Índio no Amapá". Governo do Estado do Amapá (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
2. ^ "Caracterização do DSEI Amapá e Norte do Pará, conforme Edital de Chamada Pública n. 2/2017" (PDF). Ministry of Health (Brazil) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
3. ^ a b "Karipuna do Amapá". Socio Ambiental. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
4. ^ Gonçalves Fonseca 2019, p. 37.
5. ^ a b Gonçalves Fonseca 2019, p. 81.
6. ^ Gonçalves Fonseca 2019, p. 48.
7. ^ Gonçalves Fonseca 2019, pp. 53–54.
8. ^ "Dsei Ap Polo Base de Saúde Indigena Manga - Aldeia - Oiapoque - AP - Unidade de Atenção A Saúde Indigena". Unidades de Saúde do Brasil (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
9. ^ "Ramal da Aldeia do Manga, em Oiapoque, recebe serviços de manutenção e conservação". Diário do Amapá (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
10. ^ "Energia em Oiapoque será gerada por hidrelétrica de pequeno porte em 2019". Amazonia.org (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2021.
11. ^ "Pueblos indígenas de las fronteras Brasil-Guyana Francesa-Surinam se articulan para oponerse juntos a los grandes proyectos económicos que se imponen en la región". Red Amazonia (in Portuguese). Retrieved 29 March 2021.

## Bibliography

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* Gonçalves Fonseca, Mary (2019). Currículo e construção da identidade Karipuna na Aldeia Manga, Amapá (Thesis). São Paulo: Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo.

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