The Suruí territory is located within 249 thousand hectares in the states of Rondonia and Mato Grosso. The Suruí people were contacted by the Brazilian society as late as 1968 and their territories were demarcated in 1983.
Using georeferenced tools such as Google Earth (11oS 63oW), one can note that the Suruí territory ensures the maintenance of the forest: there is deforestation and strong human pressure along the external borders of the indigenous land. The Suruí is a tribe with 1300 individuals, organized in four clans and 26 villages. They suffered heavy casualties at the time of encounter with the Brazilian society, with a population decline from 5 thousand to 800 individuals. After the demarcation of their territory, they were able to demographically recover.
