Topic - Xerente

Xerente (alternate Sherenté, Xerentes, and Xerénte) are an Indigenous people of Brazil living in Tocantins. - Source: Wikipedia

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Xerente Indigenous people, part of a fire brigade formed by women, ignite fires as part of a controlled burn with dry palm leaves during a fire prevention operation along Brazil's environmental protection agency, IBAMA, at the Xerente territory, near Tocantinia, Tocantins state, Brazil, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

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