I studied the animal protein consumption in seven terra firme villages and eight várzea villages in the Terra Indígena (TI) Uaçá, using daily consumption calendars between April and June 2004. The TI Uaçá is localized in the Oiapoque city limits, extreme north of Amapá state, and has borders with the Cabo Orange National Park, the Ti Juminã and TI Galibi. Approximately 4.500 indigenous people from ethnic groups Palikur, Karipuna and Galibi-Marwomo tive in the TI. The arta is about 470.164 ha of wide seasonally fiooded fields (várzea), terra firme forests and small arcas of unfolded savanna. During the study period, which corresponded to the high water season, 243 calendars were dispensed in 83 houses of terra firme villages and 160 houses from várzea. Each calendar was composed with animal figures that represented the different sources of animal protein, and the inhabitants participating in the project were requested to mark what they consumed every day. Only the 55 calendars from terra firme villages and 113 from várzea that had more than 40% of the days with registers were used in the analyses. Games animal meat and fish were the major sources of animal protein for the inhabitants of both areas. The people consumed little commercialized foods such as chicken meat or comed beef. However, they ate more of this type of food in terra firme villages than in várzea villages. Mammals was the vertebrate class most consumed in terra firme villages, followed by reptiles and birds. In várzea villages, no significant differences were observed between mammal and reptile consumption, which were both used more often than birds. Ungulate was the most importa.nt vertebrate group for TI Uaçá inhabitant's diet. They were the most consumed in terra firme villages and jointly with crocodilians the most consumed also in várzea villages. This study will be the base for a future elaboration of a fauna management plan in the TI Uaçá, which is highly important for inhabitants' feeding habits.
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