Mongabay

Around one third of Brazil’s Indigenous population lives in cities. Mongabay went to Brazil's major urban hubs to speak to Indigenous people about their experiences in these spaces. Many said they faced regular disbelief from other city-dwellers, who think of Indigenous people as only living in rural villages. Even though many of Brazil's cities were built on Indigenous land.

“Sometimes, people don’t believe we’re real Indigenous. They want to see naked Indigenous,” Sônia Ara Mirim, who lives in São Paulo, told Mongabay.

This video is part of a series that focuses on different cities.