Official Name: | Résidence Arc-en-ciel |
Other Name: | BP 134 |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | French Guiana |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in French Guiana |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | France |
Subdivision Type1: | Overseas region |
Subdivision Name1: | French Guiana |
Subdivision Type2: | Arrondissement |
Subdivision Name2: | Cayenne |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Remire-Montjoly |
Population As Of: | 2009 |
Population Total: | 3,250-4,000 |
Utc Offset: | -3 |
Résidence Arc-en-ciel (English: rainbow residence) or BP 134 is a Brazilian village in the commune of Remire-Montjoly in French Guiana, France. A large part of the population are Karipuna do Amapá Amerindians.[1]
The Karipuna do Amapá Amerindians used to live in a disputed territory between French Guiana and Brazil. In 1900 their territory was awarded to Brazil,[2] however their primary language is Karipúna French Creole due to prolonged contact with French Guianese.[3]
A group of Karipuna squatted an area near Remire-Montjoly on the outskirts of Cayenne. The village was originally known as BP 134. Other Amerindians joined them,[1] and were followed by people from other parts of Brazil. By 2009, the population of Résidence Arc-en-ciel including illegal residents was estimated between 3,250 and 4,000 people.
In 2000, the inhabitants of Résidence Arc-en-ciel formed DAAC, an organisation for rights, health care and general support for the community.[4] In 2013, the commune of Remire-Montjoly announced the demolition and clearing of the village.[5] In 2017, a program of urban and social development was started.[6]