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The Yawalapiti (also Jaulapiti Yaulapiti or Yawalapití) are an indigenous tribe in the Amazonian Basin of Brazil. The name is also spelled Iaualapiti in Portuguese. The current village Yawalapiti is situated more to the south between the Tuatuari and Kuluene River. Their population in 2011 is 156 down from a 2010 population of 237 (2010) but up from a low of 25 in 1954.The Yawalapiti live in the Xingu Indian Park in Upper Xingu region along with Kiabi Yudja and Suya tribes.