- Ritual
- Menina Moça
- Region and community
- ブラジル・ハリティ＝パレシ
- Age at the cultural rite
- Variable or not confirmed in the source
- Transition conditions
- Community initiation / Menarche or physical maturity / New social responsibilities
- Legal age of majority
- Brazil18 yearsBrazil · Calendar unspecified · The law provides for acquiring legal capacity before majority. · Law and supporting sources
About the rite
Among Haliti-Paresi families, Menina Moça follows first menstruation. A girl spends time with female relatives learning about food, the body, work, and women’s roles before a public feast marks her return. FUNAI documented a ceremony in 2022.
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