Kumenê

Kumenê (also Ukumene[2]) is a Palikur Amerindian village in the Brazilian municipality of Oiapoque, Amapá.

[3][4][5] Kumenê is located on the Urucaua River[5] in the Uaçá Indigenous Territory.

[3] [n the 1980s, pastors from the Assembly of God of Macapá arrived and started to convert the population.

[8] They built a church and banned shamanism, traditional dances, nudism, and caxixi, a local alcoholic beverage.

[8] Monte Carupina, a 325 metres (1,066 ft) high mountain, is located near the village.

Monte Carupina