Últimas notícias indigenous languages

A presidente do Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), ministra Rosa Weber, lançou nesta segunda-feira (11) uma versão da Convenção 169 da Organização Internacional do Trabalho (OIT) na língua indígena Kaiapó. Foto: Fellipe Sampaio /SCO/STF
Justice

Top court launches ILO convention in Kaiapó indigenous language

Under the convention, countries undertake to consult indigenous peoples on measures that could affect their community. It came into force in Brazil in 2003.

Brasília (DF - Caminhos da Reportagem Yanomami - O Direito de Existir - Mulheres indígenas yanomami. - Foto: TV Brasil/Divulgação
General

Amazonas state now has 17 official languages

The sanctioning of the law followed the launch of the first Federal Constitution translated into Nheengatu, the only language descended from ancient Tupi and still alive.

Exposição Nhe’ẽ Porã: Memória e Transformação, com curadoria de Daiara Tukano, no Museu da Língua Portuguesa.
General

Free exhibition on Brazil’s 175+ indigenous languages now also online

Nhe’ẽ Porã: Memory and Transformation is displayed by São Paulo’s Portuguese Language Museum. Visitors can learn the history of native tongues and download materials.

Índios, waiãpi, amapá
Human Rights

Brasília to host int’l conference on indigenous languages

The University of Brasília (UnB) today (Oct 1) is hosting the II International Conference on the Revitalization of Indigenous and Minoritized Languages.