AMAZON: Living territory of the Paiter Suruí
A 7-day, 6-night journey led by the Paiter Suruí people, connecting culture, Amazonian Robusta Coffee, bioeconomy, forest, and conservation OF THE AMAZON.
Paiter Suruí Indigenous Tourism Agency
We are an agency created and run by the Paiter Suruí people in the Sete de Setembro Indigenous Territory in the Brazilian Amazon. We connect visitors to our culture, to the coffees and chocolates produced in the territory, and to experiences in the forest. For partner agencies, we organize the complete local operation, including accommodation, meals, transfers, and indigenous guides, promoting the exchange of knowledge, income generation for the community, and biodiversity conservation.
The Paiter Suruí people — official contact in 1969
Official contact with non-indigenous society, which occurred in 1969, brought disease, population loss, and strong pressures on the territory. Even in the face of these transformations, the Paiter Suruí people preserved their culture, their knowledge, and their relationship with the forest.
In 2005, the Territorial Management Plan, also known as the 50-Year Plan, was created to plan a future based on sustainable development, forest protection, cultural appreciation, and the autonomy of the people.
Today, tourism is part of this plan, allowing us to share our history and generate income without destroying the forest.
Territorial Management Plan — the 50-Year Plan
The Territorial Management Plan, created under the leadership of Chef Almir Narayamoga Surui , aims to guide the community's future. The plan brings together strategies to protect the territory and the forest, strengthen the culture, generate sustainable income, and expand the people's autonomy.
It was from this long-term vision that tourism began to be planned as an activity capable of receiving visitors, promoting cultural exchange, and creating opportunities.
Today, the Paiter tourism agency represents one of the initiatives built to transform this plan into reality.
The September 7th Territory, location of the visit.
The Indigenous Territory covers between 248,000 and 248,146 hectares and was named Sete de Setembro (September 7th) because the first contact between the Paiter Suruí people and non-indigenous society occurred on September 7, 1969, in the region.
Located between the Brazilian states of Rondônia and Mato Grosso, the territory has resisted the advance of uncontrolled deforestation that has affected much of the region. Over the years, the Paiter Suruí people have developed their own initiatives for forest protection, reforestation, sustainable production, cultural appreciation, and income generation for the community.
These actions are part of a long-term territorial management vision, created to ensure that future generations continue to live autonomously in the territory.
Currently, the territory is headed by President Almir Narayamoga Suruí , a leader recognized for his work in defending indigenous rights, environmental conservation, and the sustainable development of the Paiter Suruí people. Almir is Pai Txai Suruí (Walelasoetxaige Paiter Suruí) and was the first indigenous person to speak at the official opening of a United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26, held in Glasgow, Scotland, on November 1, 2021).
Almir Suruí: a journey in defense of the forest and the Paiter people.
Almir Narayamoga Suruí is a leader of the Paiter Suruí people, born in the Lapetanha Village, in the Sete de Setembro Indigenous Territory. His trajectory unites the defense of indigenous rights, the appreciation of ancestral knowledge, and the protection of the Amazon rainforest.
Alongside other leaders and partners, he contributed to the creation of the 50-Year Plan for the Paiter Suruí People, which guides initiatives for conservation, cultural strengthening, and economic autonomy of the community.
This vision also inspires our tourism: sharing stories and knowledge, generating opportunities for families, and showing that the standing forest is an essential part of our present and the future of generations to come.
Txai Suruí: the voice of indigenous youth in the Amazon
Txai Suruí is a leader and activist of the Paiter Suruí people who takes the defense of the Amazon and indigenous rights to national and international spaces. Daughter of Almir Suruí and the indigenist Neidinha Bandeira, her trajectory connects the knowledge of her people to the mobilization of new generations.
Founder of the Indigenous Youth Movement of Rondônia, she gained international prominence by speaking at the opening of COP26 in Glasgow in 2021, highlighting the importance of indigenous peoples in addressing the climate crisis.
Their actions reinforce a vision that also guides our tourism: valuing culture, protecting the territory, and creating opportunities for young people to build their future with autonomy and the forest standing.