A growing number of Brazilians are reclaiming their Indigenous identity, after years of fighting for rights

The 37-year-old is part of a growing number of Brazilians reclaiming their Indigenous identity, as reflected in new census data published on Monday. According to the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), the number of people identifying as Indigenous has increased by nearly 90% in just 12 years, from 896,917 to 1.69 million.

Imo, the indigenous movement is really gaining global momentum, finally