Dataset of the Day: Brazil's Invisible Tribes and High-Resolution Censuses

Photos of an “invisible” tribe in Brazil are so ubiquitous that their images now fill a Google Image search for ‘uncontacted’ . The story of these “lost tribes” discovery is as interesting as the images themselves, including the discovery of their location with Google Earth.

On Finder! you can find highly detailed census information about the Brazilian populations surrounding the “lost tribes”. The Brazilian demographic data shows, for example, the population surrounding the “lost tribes” has grown faster than anywhere else in the state:

Finder! also has numerous demographic and housing data from 2000 covering all of Brazil as well as cell phone ownership and employment data from 2005, and roadways throughout South America.