Joe Rogan Experience #2547 - Daniel Everett · Aired Aug 27, 2026
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The Paha people have occupied the river where they currently live for nearly 300 years.
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Everett's own peer reviewed paper on the Pirahã describes "more than 200 years of regular contact with Brazilians" as of 2005, and other accounts describe first contact with Portuguese prospectors a bit over 200 years ago. That points to a documented history in the area of a bit over two centuries, not nearly three.
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Is it true that the Paha people have occupied the river where they currently live for nearly 300 years?
Partly. The claim stretches what the evidence shows. Everett's own peer reviewed paper on the Pirahã describes "more than 200 years of regular contact with Brazilians" as of 2005, and other accounts describe first contact with Portuguese prospectors a bit over 200 years ago. That points to a documented history in the area of a bit over two centuries, not nearly three. Daniel Everett said it (matched by voice) on Joe Rogan Experience #2547 - Daniel Everett, aired Aug 27, 2026, at 15:25. The supporting source is biolinguagem.com, linked below.
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