There are 724 Indigenous territories ( , TI) in Brazil, comprising about 13% of the country's land area. According to Article 231 of the Brazilian Constitution, the Indigenous peoples of Brazil possess an inalienable right to lands they "traditionally occupy"Defined as those lands "on which they live on a permanent basis, those used for their productive activities, those indispensable to the preservation of the environmental resources necessary for their well-being and for their physical and cultural reproduction, according to their uses, customs and traditions."Federal Constitution of Brazil. Chapter VII Article 231 . and are automatically conferred permanent possession of these lands. In practice, Indigenous territories must be formally demarcated to gain full legal protection, which is a multi-stage process overseen by the Fundação Nacional dos Povos Indígenas (FUNAI) and the Ministry of Justice and often involves protracted legal battles.
, there were 487 fully demarcated and approved Indigenous territories, covering a total area of more than 100 million hectares. A further 120 territories, comprising around a million hectares, were in the process of being demarcated. For historical reasons—Portuguese colonisation started from the coast—most Indigenous territories are concentrated in the country's interior, particularly in Amazônia. There are only three federated units without any TIs: the states of Rio Grande do Norte and Piauí, and the Federal District.
The following tables list proposed and approved Indigenous territories by state, along with their status in the demarcation process, land area, and approximate population. Most territories are inhabited by a single people and are named after that people and/or a local geographic feature. For example, the Guarani do Bracuí Indigenous Territory is demarcated for the Guarani people that live in the region of the Bracuí River in Rio de Janeiro. Other territories are inhabited by multiple Indigenous peoples.
Acre Name Status Area (ha) Peoples Population References Alto Rio Purus Ratified Kaxinawá, Kulina, Yaminawá 1871 (2014) Alto Tarauacá Ratified Arara do Rio Amônia Ratified Arara do Rio Amônia 434 (2014) Arara/Igarapé Humaitá Ratified Arara Shawãdawa 419 (2014) Cabeceira do Rio Acre Ratified Yaminawá 238 (2005) Cabeceiras dos rios Muru e Iboiaçu In identification Campinas/Katukina Ratified Katukina Pano 700 (2016) Igarapé do Caucho Ratified Kaxinawá 386 (2010) Igarapé Taboca do Alto Tarauacá In identification Jaminawa do Igarapé Preto Ratified Yaminawá 171 (2010) Jaminawa do Rio Caeté In identification Yaminawá Jaminawa/Arara do Rio Bagé Ratified Arara Shawãdawa, Yaminawá 195 (2010) Jaminawa/Envira Ratified Ashaninka, Kulina 77 (2010) Kampa do Igarapé Primavera Ratified Ashaninka 26 (2010) Kampa do Rio Amônea Ratified Ashaninka 940 (2014) Kampa e Isolados do Rio Envira Ratified Ashaninka 283 (2005) Katukina/Kaxinawa Ratified Kaxinawá, Shanenawa 1259 (2010) Kaxinawa da Colônia Vinte e Sete Ratified Kaxinawá 114 (2010) Kaxinawa do Baixo Jordão Ratified Kaxinawá 172 (2010) Kaxinawa do Rio Humaitá Ratified Ashaninka, Kaxinawá, Kulina 331 (2015) Kaxinawa do Rio Jordão Ratified Kaxinawá 1470 (2010) Kaxinawa do Seringal Curralinho In identification Kaxinawá Kaxinawa Nova Olinda Ratified Kaxinawá 406 (2010) Kaxinawa Praia do Carapanã Ratified Kaxinawá 571 (2010) Kaxinawa Seringal Independência Ratified Kaxinawá 209 (2010) Kaxinawa/Ashaninka do Rio Breu Ratified Ashaninka, Kaxinawá 503 (2010) Kulina do Igarapé do Pau Ratified Kulina 270 (2010) Kulina do Médio Juruá Ratified Kulina 2458 (2010) Kulina do Rio Envira Ratified Kulina 166 (2010) Mamoadate Ratified Manchineri, Yaminawá 763 (2010) Manchineri do Seringal Guanabara In identification Manchineri Nawa In identification Nawa 519 (2014) Nukini Ratified Nukini 622 (2014) Poyanawa Ratified Puyanawa 745 (2014) Rio Gregório Declared Katukina Pano, Yawanawá 560 (2013) Riozinho do Alto Envira Ratified Ashaninka 101 (2010)
Alagoas Name Status Area (ha) Peoples Population References Aconã Ratified Tingui Botó 78 (2014) Fazenda Canto Ratified Xukuru-Kariri 1294 (2010) Jeripancó In identification Jiripancó 1757 (2014) Kalancó In identification Kalankó 329 (2014) Karapotó Ratified Karapotó 900 (2014) Kariri-Xokó Ratified Kariri-Xokó 2300 (2013) Mata da Cafurna Ratified Xukuru-Kariri 391 (2010) Tingui Botó Ratified Tingui Botó 326 (2010) Tuxá de Inajá/Fazenda Funil Ratified Tuxá 1671 (2010) Wassu Cocal Identified* Wassu 2018 (2014) Xukuru-Kariri Declared Xukuru-Kariri 1318 (2014)
Amazonas