The Machinere are an
indigenous people of Brazil,
Bolivia, and
Peru. They live along the
Acre River in Bolivia.[3] In Brazil they mostly live in the Mamoadate Indigenous Territory, although some live in the Chico Mendes Extractivist Reserve, both in
Acre.[2]
Name
Besides Machinere, they are also called Machineri,[2] Manchinere, Manchineri, Manitenére, Manitenerí, and Maxinéri.[3]
Machinere people hunt, fish, and farm using the
swidden method. They grow crops of maize,
manioc, rice, papaya, peanut, pumpkin, sugarcane, and sweet potato.[5]
Bolivia
Brazil (
Acre)
Peru