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.
structure, name, given, typical, brazilian, indigenous, housing, term, comes, from, tupi, guarani, language, family, kamaiurá, ocathey, large, buildings, serving, collective, housing, several, families, reach, length, they, built, through, joint, effort, over,. Oca is the name given to the typical Brazilian indigenous housing The term comes from the Tupi Guarani language family Kamaiura ocaThey 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 editMaloca Vernacular architectureReferences and notes editGeneralCOP8 MOP3 16 March 2003 Amanha cerimonia ao por do sol inaugura ocas Xavante by Marina Kocouski Arte IndigenaCitations Diferentes Moradias PDF Educacional in Portuguese Retrieved 13 October 2016 Conhecendo uma oca Sua Pesquisa in Portuguese Retrieved 8 October 2016 nbsp This article about a Brazilian building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oca structure amp oldid 1151227753, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
