ABSTRACT
Introduction The Amazon forest is known all over the world for its diversity and exuberance, and for sheltering several indigenous groups. It has recently
1Núcleo de Pesquisas de Produtos Naturais, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco H, Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. aE-mail: danilopharma@gmail.com bE-mail: ggleitao@nppn.ufrj.br 2Laboratório de Farmacologia Molecular, ICB, UFRJ, CCS, Bloco J, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil; E-mail: ngcastro@farmaco.ufrj.br 3Associação de Comunidades Remanescentes de Quilombos do Município de Oriximiná, Rua 24 de dezembro, no 3068, Oriximiná-PA, Brasil; E-mail: arqmo@hotmail.com 4Faculdade de Farmácia, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, CCS, Bloco A, 2o andar, Ilha do Fundão, 21941-590, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. cE-mail: mnvieira87@gmail.com dE-mail: sgleitao@pharma.ufrj.br *Corresponding author
gained notoriety because of the “quilombola” communities living there, who are struggling both for recognition as traditional groups and for the collective rights to the land. By defi nition, the “remnants of quilombos” or “quilombola” communities are ethnic groups with a historical background, specifi c territorial relations, and presumption of black ancestry related to resistance to oppression suffered historically. It is estimated that there are over 3000 “quilombola” communities in Brazil, of which at least 300 are located in the state of Pará. The municipality of Oriximiná, located in northern Brazil, Pará state, is bordered by Suriname, Guyana, and French Guiana to the North, the cities of Faro, Juruti, and Óbidos to the South and East, and the states of Amazonas and Roraima to the West. There in 1995, for the fi rst time, a “quilombola” community received a collective land title.
