Editing Awá (Brazil) (section)

{{Short description|Indigenous people of Brazil}}
{{About||the language|Guajá language|other uses|Awa (disambiguation)}}

The '''Awá''' are an [[indigenous peoples of Brazil|Indigenous people]] of [[Brazil]] living in the [[Amazon rainforest]]. There are approximately 350 members, and 100 of them have no contact with the outside world. They are considered highly endangered because of conflicts with [[logging]] interests in their territory.<ref name=observer>{{cite news| title = 'They're killing us': world's most endangered tribe cries for help| first = Gethin| last = Chamberlain| url = https://www.theguardian.com/world/2012/apr/22/brazil-rainforest-awa-endangered-tribe| newspaper = [[The Observer]]| publisher = [[The Guardian]]| date = 21 April 2012| access-date = 23 April 2012}}</ref>

The Awá people speak [[Guajá language|Guajá]], a [[Tupi–Guaraní]] language. Originally living in settlements, they adopted a nomadic lifestyle around 1800 to escape incursions by Europeans.