RIVERLAND PEOPLES OF THE MARAJOARA AMAZON:

social inequalities and environmental preservation

Abstract

     The Marajoara Amazon is a region rich in natural resources. Since the 16th century, its wealth has been exploited, and its people have been forgotten by the State. The problem of this study is: how to protect the riverside peoples of the Marajoara Amazon, by mitigating existing social inequalities and preserving the environment of their territories, so that they can live their traditional and sustainable cultures with dignity? The general objective is to highlight the importance of protecting these peoples, given the insufficiency or even absence of public policies that violate fundamental rights and perpetuate social inequalities. To this end, the specific objectives are: a) to emphasize the contemporary scenario of the Marajoara Amazon and its riverside peoples, in addition to highlighting the characteristics of their territories and sustainable cultures; b) to address the social inequalities that affect riverside peoples, with an emphasis on those involving education, health and public safety; and c) highlight the need for social and environmental public policies to protect these people and mitigate the inequalities that afflict the region, in addition to providing solutions based on the 1st Carta de Breves, created with the participation of these people. Marajó deserves and must be free, fair and with environmental preservation.