Massacre at 11th Parallel

The Massacre at 11th Parallel occurred in 1963, when men hired by a rubber company killed 30 members of the indigenous Amazon group, Cinta Larga and destroyed their village. Only two villagers survived. The massacre was a part of the larger, ongoing genocide of indigenous peoples in Brazil.

Massacre at 11th Parallel

The Massacre at 11th Parallel occurred in 1963, when men hired by a rubber company killed 30 members of the indigenous Amazon group, Cinta Larga and destroyed their village. Only two villagers survived. The massacre was a part of the larger, ongoing genocide of indigenous peoples in Brazil.