At Chacruna: How Many Ayahuasca Drinkers Are There in Brazil?

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Luís Fernando Tófoli

As a Brazilian ayahuasca scholar, I am frequently asked about the number of ayahuasca drinkers in my country. This is a tricky question, since reasonably accurate answers are elusive. Apart from the União do Vegetal, or UDV, a Brazilian ayahuasca religion with chapters in a few other countries, there seems to be no other local religious group that could provide an exact number of their members... continue reading.

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