Oca (structure)

{{Short description|Brazilian indigenous housing}}

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Oca is the name given to the typical Brazilian indigenous housing. The term comes from the Tupi-Guarani language family.

They are large buildings, serving as collective housing for several families,{{cite web|title=Diferentes Moradias|url=http://www.educacional.com.br/upload/blogsite/6646/6646856/24823/diferentesmoradias1292011211948.pdf|website=Educacional|access-date=13 October 2016|language=pt}}

and may reach {{Cvt|40|m}} in length.{{cite web|title=Conhecendo uma oca|url=http://www.suapesquisa.com/indios/oca.htm|website=Sua Pesquisa|access-date=8 October 2016|language=pt}} 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.