Location

Altamira:  Frontier town of 72,000 people, bordering the Xingu
River and Transamazon Highway, in the state of Pará, Brazil.

Sample Size

79 settlers east of Altamira, along the Transamazon Highway
and side roads.

Landholders

Averages:   age 44, 3 years schooling; moved 1.6 times before
settling in Altamira in 1978; 5.4 family members.

Variable –
type of title

65% definitive title, 14% provisional title, 2% sales receipt as a proxy for proof of ownership, and 15% no title at all.