Who were the Mundurucu peoples of the Brazilian Amazon?
The Munduruku (Mundurucu or Wuy Jugu) are a tribe of South Americans, one of the most powerful tribes on the Amazon. They had an estimated population in 2009 of 10,896. In 1788, they completely defeated their ancient enemies the Muras. After 1803 they lived at peace with the Brazilians.
