Oca (structure)

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Brazilian indigenous housing

Oca is the name given to the typical Brazilian indigenous housing. The term comes from the Tupi-Guarani language family.

They are large buildings, serving as collective housing for several families,^[1] and may reach 40 m (130 ft) in length.^[2] They are built through joint effort over one week, with a wooden structure and bamboo and straw cover or palm leaves. They can last up to 15 years. They have no internal divisions or windows, only a few doors.

See also

• Maloca
• Vernacular architecture

References and notes

General

• COP8/MOP3, 16 March 2003. Amanhã, cerimônia ao pôr do sol inaugura ocas Xavante, by Marina Koçouski.
• Arte Indígena

Citations

1. ^ "Diferentes Moradias" (PDF). Educacional (in Portuguese). Retrieved 13 October 2016.
2. ^ "Conhecendo uma oca". Sua Pesquisa (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2016.

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