Suraras do Tapajós is Brazil’s first carimbó group, composed solely of indigenous women. They perform original songs and major hits from Amazônia, with lyrics that exalt nature, female strength, and the ancestry of their people

In 2018, the Suraras do Tapajós carimbó group was born, echoing the indigenous female voice beyond their territories by playing and singing about women’s rights, territory defense, environmental care, and the preservation of indigenous peoples. The stage becomes a showcase of indigenous women’s experiences and the forest’s musicality

Through traditional culture, in a beautiful and playful way, the Suraras bring female protagonism in defense of indigenous causes by playing and singing carimbó (a cultural expression from Pará), with themes focused on women’s rights, territory defense, environmental care, and the preservation of indigenous peoples. The stage becomes a showcase of indigenous women’s experiences and the forest’s musicality. The performances take the audience on a journey through the richness of Pará’s music.

Formed in 2018, the group consists of indigenous women from 13 ethnicities of the Lower Tapajós. They use carimbó as a tool to amplify the indigenous female voice beyond their territories. They have performed at festivals such as Virada Cultural Amazônia de Pé, Se Rasgum, Rec-Beat, Virada Cultural SP, and have done a virtual show at Rock in Rio created especially for NAVE. They are part of the Suraras do Tapajós Indigenous Women’s Association, which fights for women’s rights.

Through traditional culture, in a beautiful and playful way, the Suraras bring female protagonism in defense of indigenous causes by playing and singing carimbó with themes focused on women’s rights, territory defense, environmental care, and the preservation of indigenous peoples. They start the show with a strong introduction in Nheengatu, a language spoken by the peoples of the Lower Tapajós. They are characterized by large and colorful handmade skirts, which unfold in the air while spinning during the dance; they wear their traditional indigenous feather headdresses along with body paint.

The Suraras do Tapajós play, sing, and dance Carimbó (a cultural expression, declared Intangible Heritage in 2014, of paramount importance to the Amazonian and Brazilian cultural identity). In their shows, they are characterized by large and colorful handmade skirts, which unfold in the air while spinning during the dance; they wear their traditional indigenous feather headdresses, necklaces, and maracas made from gourd, along with body paint, and thus carry in their visuals various symbols of identity, keeping their indigenous culture alive. The Suraras perform songs from the EP Suraras do Tapajós and the album Kirībasáwa Yúri Yí-tá – The Strength That Comes From the Waters, released in 2021. A collective construction of the group born in Alter do Chão (Paraense Amazon), the album contains a strong introduction in Nheengatu – a language spoken by the peoples of the Lower Tapajós and with eight musical tracks available on all digital platforms